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“I want to help get an educational system CAP “(The center has) always that isn’t so unequal.” been a big part of what I’ve TIMES Q&A cared about in Arizona.”

Danny Adelman: Learning the law in the public’s interest

BY PAULINA PINEDA The center has focused on public education, the [email protected] environment and health care. Do you see yourself continuing to pursue those themes? What other areas efore graduating from the University of Arizona with are you interested in tackling? a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Daniel “Danny” Continuing those topics is de nitely a big part of where I see the center Adelman knew he wanted to study law. Accounting was going in the future. So I do not have a goal to totally change the direction of something he “fell into,” but studying law was something the center. ... Recently the center took on a case for families with children he was passionate about. Adelman, founding partner of Adelman with autism where insurance companies, either public or private, are BGerman law rm, was recently named executive director of the denying services to children with autism. If you looked ve years Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest. He will replace ago, that wasn’t a case that we were already doing, but it was a outgoing director Tim Hogan, who has led the center for good area to expand into. So I want to look for areas like that 26 years, in early 2018. that we can expand our mission to as long as the idea of the mission, advocating for people who otherwise would have The center has long played a role no voice, stays consistent. in Arizona politics, tackling issues pertaining to public education, child Going forward, what are some of your welfare and the environment. How goals for the center? does it feel to take over such a big- One of my goals for the center is to reach out to name nonpro t law rm? more people so that they can kind of see what the It’s clearly an awesome responsibility. I under- center is and support us. We don’t take any gov- stand a lot about how much the center has accom- ernment money so we just have small individual plished over the years and it’s really mind blowing donations from people who care about children and how much such a small organization has been able health care and we’re constantly going to battle with to accomplish.  e work that the center has done for people and institutions with a ton of power, so it really is children, for public education, for the environment is a true grassroots kind of organization. ... I want to help truly amazing, so I’m humbled by it, but I’m up for the get an educational system that isn’t so unequal. People challenge. can argue about whether they have privilege or whether other people should overcome odds, but in Arizona our You’ve served on the center’s board Constitution says that the government needs to provide for 23 years. When did you rst this and it’s not fair that kids in an a uent district have become involved with the center and so many advantages, just as to the structure of their why? school, that children in poor districts don’t have. I want I actually learned about the center when I was in to ght that. law school at ASU like 32 years ago. ... When I got out (of school), I was already involved in some charities that You play in a band called The helped children and part of what we did was we would Philosophisers. go to di erent schools to try to get children for this camp I play the guitar, rhythm guitar, in a rock and blues band, for underprivileged kids that I helped run.  e schools were which actually sounds way more exciting than it really is. I just atrocious, the disparity between the haves and the have nots. also play the harmonica in the blues part of it. I started playing  at was while the center was prosecuting the lawsuit that had the the guitar right out of high school and was a song leader at a Arizona school nance system declared unconstitutional. And a er camp. And then a group of friends just decided to put together the center won that lawsuit I would go back to those same schools and a band. ... It’s a lot of fun and it’s good to keep the other half of it made a huge di erence.  ey were able to rebuild and refurbish and the brain engaged. make the schools really good. ... ( e center has) always been a big part of what I’ve cared about in Arizona. You also wrote a ction novel about two NASA scientists who develop technology In your private practice you focus on personal that can solve world hunger. How did the injury and medical malpractice cases. How will that idea come about? experience translate to your new position? I started writing the book as a whim. My son, who was You’re always going up against huge corporations or insurance companies a journalism major, and I decided we’d write a book. And I that have unlimited resources. Well, that is de nitely a thing that I’ll be doing wrote the rst chapter and then he was going to write the in all the litigation that the center does. I do a lot of work involving medical second chapter but he was too busy being in school and malpractice. I’m not a doctor, but in each case I have to learn a whole new having fun so then I wrote the second chapter and just area of medicine and sort of become an expert on this one little issue. kept going. ... So it was just for fun. I self-published it on Well I’m going to have a lot of learning to do as the executive director Amazon. I have my idea for my next book.  e star char- for the center. And I think those skills of nding the right expert and acter will be a preschool teacher. And of course it will be a really learning a whole new area will serve me well. murder mystery.

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BY BEN GILES R-Goodyear, and Rivero, R-Peoria, resign, [email protected] they would both abandon seats in Legisla- tive District 21 for a shot at a job in Wash-  e resignation of U.S. Rep. Trent Franks ington, D.C. has set off a flurry of political activity as Republicans clamor to gauge if they stand LEGISLATIVE a chance of winning a seat in the staunchly conservative 8th Congressional District. APPOINTMENTS  ose political maneuvers have impacts at the state Capitol, immediate and long If lawmakers resign, that leaves plenty term, as potential candidates shift their of work for precinct committeemen and focuses from one race to another. For some, county supervisors in those legislative dis- running likely means resigning, whether tricts. it’s a requirement due to Arizona’s resign-  at’s because a new lawmaker must be to-run law or if it’s simply in the best interest appointed for every seat that is vacated, and of their campaigns for Congress, consid- depending on when the resignation takes ering the expedited special election cycle. place, local officials might have expedited A primary election in CD8 will be held deadlines to put new legislators in those on February 27, and candidates must submit vacant seats. If a resignation occurs during their nominating petitions for the race by the legislative session, which starts on Jan-

January 10. KASTER AP PHOTO/CAROLYN uary 8, there is an expedited process for But that deadline to jump into the race Former Congressman Trent Franks precinct committeemen to nominate and will only trigger more action, as new leg- supervisors to appoint a new legislator. islators must be appointed to ll vacant of the term won’t begin until January 14, Whenever Montenegro resigns, the Mar- House or Senate seats, and new candidates one year prior to the start of the 2019 legis- icopa County Board of Supervisors will have emerge in several statewide races. lative session. to appoint a new senator.  e supervisors Either way, resigning is considered a also might have to appoint a new represen- RESIGNATIONS must for a serious candidate in the poten- tative. Mitchell, who also serves in Legis- tially crowded Republican eld in CD8. lative District 13, is still mulling a run for Stump Lovas Montenegro That leaves Montenegro’s fellow Sens. Congress, or he could push to be appointed Candidates such as former Corpo- and Kimberly Yee, and Reps. as a senator to replace Montenegro. ration Commissioner and Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, and Tony Rivero, with sim- If Yee resigns to run for Congress, it former state Rep. Phil Lovas didn’t have announced his CD8 candidacy on ilarly di cult decisions: Do they abandon would likely trigger a fierce competition much to lose by announcing their candi- December 11, and also announced he’ll their incumbency at the state Capitol in between the two Legislative District 20 rep- dacy for CD8. Stump hasn’t held o ce since resign from the state Senate to focus on his favor of congressional aspirations? resentatives for the appointment to replace 2016, while Lovas had already le the Ari- campaign. Opinions di er on whether Mon- Lesko, a Peoria Republican, almost her in the Senate. Both Reps. Paul Boyer, zona Capitol for a post in President Trump’s tenegro’s decision is voluntary or required immediately expressed interest in Franks’ R-Phoenix, and Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, administration. by law. Legislative council found that Mon- old seat, and at least one poll gives her the have already announced they’ll run for the But for legislators like Sen. Steve Monte- tenegro and other legislators are in the clear best chance at winning. Yee, R-Phoenix, Senate in 2018. Yee’s prior announcement negro, winning a ercely competitive GOP because the last year of their terms begins already has aspirations beyond the Legis- that she’ll run for state treasurer meant she’ll primary for Congress means leaving the on January 8, the rst day of the 2018 legis- lature – she announced her candidacy for Legislature, at least for now. lative session. Others believe the nal year state treasurer in November. If Mitchell, Continued on page 9 6-year effort on border wall ends with nothing built, money goes to Cochise County

BY BEN GILES donations for years, the committee will no longer meet. [email protected] Sen. Steve Smith, the Maricopa Republican who sponsored the bill creating the fund in 2011 and went A bid to build a privately financed border wall on a national media tour asking for donations, said he between Arizona and Mexico ended a er six years with was pleased with how the e ort turned out. some hunting cameras, but no actual wall.  e committee rst gave the Cochise County Sher- Arizona lawmakers and law enforcement o cials on i ’s O ce $219,000 in 2015, which o cials said bought the Joint Border Security Advisory Committee voted roughly 50 BuckEye cameras, among other equipment. December 12 to give roughly $56,000 to the Cochise Those cameras are similar to hunting cameras that, County Sheri ’s O ce, which will spend the money on when motion is detected, capture video and images of high-tech cameras and motion detection equipment, whatever triggered the device. The BuckEye cameras communications gear, snake and rodent deterrents and also have cellular service, allowing the county’s South- hydration packs. eastern Arizona Border Region Enforcement (SABRE)

 e appropriation drains the Border Security Trust team to be notified within minutes that motion is PHOTO BY DONNA BURTON/U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL Fund – established in 2011 and sold as a means to build detected and provides evidence that can be used to The U.S./Mexico border crossing and fence line in Douglas in a border wall solely funded by private donors – of its last prosecute those smuggling drugs or humans across the this January 25, 2011, photo. dollars. border, a sheri ’s deputy told the committee. With no money le to spend, and no one soliciting The remaining $56,000 from the Border Security mittee always had the say. It wasn’t me.” Trust Fund will purchase 30 more of those cameras to Given the amount raised, Smith said it might not be used along the border, a tting end to e orts to build have been an e ective fence, but a symbolic one. Correction a wall, Smith said, even though he always preferred a “Again, I think with some of the donations that were wall. o ered to us, coupled with what we did raise, yeah, I A story in the December 8 issue of the Arizona And though his e orts only managed to raise roughly think you certainly could build however much length Capitol Times should have said Arizona Health Care $275,000 in private donations, he argued a wall still and footage of a fence. … At minimum I think we Cost Containment System does not require Medicaid could have been built. could’ve done a mile,” he said. recipients who have been diagnosed simultaneously “I remember when we first started this we had  e Cochise County Sheri ’s O ce wound up as the with mental illness and substance abuse to detox national border fence manufacturers approach us and sole bene ciary of the fence-building e orts, it was the bef ore receiving mental health treatment. say, we’ll donate, we’ll put up the rst half mile, we’ll do only law enforcement agency on the border to ask for X, we’ll do Y, we’ll do a Z,” Smith said. “But this com- funding, according to a Senate spokesman. December 15, 2017 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com 5 Thunderbird move to ASU downtown stirs emotions for alumni

BY PAULINA PINEDA serve the culture of  underbird and so [email protected] far he’s sticking to his words.”

For Gregg Good, a 1988 graduate of SEVENTY-YEAR HISTORY the  underbird School of Global Man- agement, studying at a prestigious busi- ness school “nestled in a quiet little corner Originally known as the American of Phoenix,” was part of what made the Institute for Foreign Trade, the business experience so special. school opened in October 1946 at the site “There was a certain pride that stu- of the former  underbird Field, a World dents felt that they were in such a unique War II training air base, said  underbird environment,” he said. “At the time I was archivist Shannon Walker. there in the late 80s, Glendale looked  e air base, which was commissioned nothing like it does now. There wasn’t to train American and international pilots, all the development, the stadiums. I was was the brainchild of Gen. Hap Arnold, living in Scottsdale and had to drive on Hollywood producer Leland Hayward, surface streets to get over there, but it was pilot John H. Connelly and photographer aw e s om e .” John Swope. The group founded South- But the school, housed on a west Airways to oversee the project and 76-year-old former air base on 59th with financial backing from Hollywood PHOTO COURTESY OF THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ARCHIVES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. Avenue and Greenway Road in Glendale, This aerial photograph of the Thunderbird Campus, built in the shape of the legendary Native actors, the air base opened in March 1941, will be moving to a new state-of-the-art American fi gure, was taken in 1956. Walker said. building in 2021. While the move has led Constructed in the shape of a  under- some alumni to feel the school is losing north of Polk Street. co-president of the Tucson alumni bird, a legendary Native American gure, its identity, school officials and former For some alumni, the relocation is seen chapter, said though it’s bittersweet, he it closed in 1945 shortly before the end of students agree that it’s a necessary step for as a strategic business move. And though sees the bene ts of being in a central loca- the war. ensuring the continued success of  un- they understand the need to remain com- tion close to Phoenix’s business and gov- Seeing the closure as an opportunity to derbird. petitive, especially given that enrollment ernment hubs. use the space to educate former soldiers, Arizona State University, which has remained stagnant over the last few Prasad said that although the alumni Gen. Barton Kyle Yount acquired the air- acquired  underbird in 2015, announced years, they worry it will a ect the  un- were worried about  underbird’s future eld, which was valued at $407,000, at a December 12 that it plans to relocate the derbird brand. when ASU acquired it, the school has “100 percent discount,” in 1946, Walker school to its downtown Phoenix campus “ e biggest question moving forward been able to maintain its own identity. said. His goal was to give former soldiers as part of an effort to further promote is will the downside of being perceived as And he hopes that remains true as the an opportunity to continue working in a Thunderbird’s brand and remain com- a subset of a big university as opposed to school moves roughly 20 miles southeast. global setting. petitive in an ever growing and dynamic a unique entity that can attract students “When ASU acquired us, there was “ e mission then was really the same market. from all over the world, will that sort of always a skepticism. Will Thunderbird — it was a school to train Americans to do  e new building is estimated to cost outweigh the logistical and opportunity still exist? ASU has a great MBA program business overseas,” she said. “Not just pro- $50 million and will be built adjacent costs of being downtown and more a part and  underbird is a competitor,” he said. vide them with the business education, but to the Beus Center for Law and Society of ASU?” Good asked. “(ASU President) Michael Crow gave us between First and Second streets just Shiva Prasad, a 2008 graduate and the assurance that they were going to pre- Continued on page 12 GOP lawmaker seeks to ban billboards advertising medical marijuana

BY HOWARD FISCHER under 21 from consuming the product and a strict ban “Free speech and promoting what you believe in is an Capitol Media Services on billboards within 1,000 feet of day care centers and important part of our society,’’ he said. And Farnsworth schools. said he will make sure that the nal version of SB1032  e way Sen. David Farnsworth sees it, the decision by Kaufman and Barr agree that Farnsworth cannot is worded in a way so as not to sti e legitimate political voters to legalize the sale of marijuana for medical uses legally do one of the things he wants: making it illegal speech. does not mean they get to promote it. to have signs touting the benefits of the drug But Barr said the message does not even need to spe- So the Mesa Republican has introduced leg- or making claims about how legalization has ci cally urge people to vote yes for a speci c numbered islation that would ban billboard advertising worked out in other states. ballot measure to gain constitutional protection. He said for the drug in places they’re most likely to be  at clearly is one of Farnsworth’s goals. even signs talking about how legalization a ects crime seen. SB1032 would make it illegal to advertise He speci cally complained to Capitol Media or the number of people incarcerated are entitled to the any drug illegal under federal law – and that Services about a billboard he saw which says same First Amendment protections. includes marijuana – along state roads. that there has been no increase in teen use of the “ ose are all public policy issues,’’ Barr said. And he’s Whether that’s legal or not is up for debate. drug in since marijuana was legalized not sure that Farnsworth’s proposal can be cra ed in a Attorney Je Kaufman, who has specialized for recreational purposes. Farnsworth says that’s way to pass constitutional muster. in legal issues surrounding marijuana, ques- FARNSWORTH “totally false.’’ “As we know, the Arizona Legislature’s not famed for tioned whether the state could enact special “I personally have been o ended in my own its narrowly dra ed legislation,’’ he said. rules for a product that is legal, at least under state law. neighborhood when I see a billboard that’s promoting As much as Farnsworth wants to keep billboards pro- He pointed out that judges in Arizona have said the state marijuana usage,’’ he said. Similar billboards have sprung moting marijuana out of the public eye, he acknowledged can’t use the federal prohibition as a reason to enact regu- up around the state with similar messages, like a claim that SB1032 as cra ed has a huge loophole. lations that hamper the ability of marijuana dispensaries that states that have legalized marijuana have seen a  e measure puts the ban on advertising marijuana to operate. decline in opioid use. into a section of law that governs only what can be erected “I think the bill, if enacted, would eventually be  e problem with that kind of ban, said Barr, is the along interstate highways and other numbered state stricken down by the Court of Appeals as discriminating state would be seeking to regulate not a product but an roads. None of that would preclude any sort of advertising against a lawful form of medication,’’ Kaufman said. idea. of not just the political debate but the drug itself on signs Dan Barr, a lawyer with the First Amendment Coali- “If you’re advertising about a public issue regarding along major local streets or even right downtown. tion, sees it in a slightly di erent light. voting on legalizing it, that’s something else,’’ he said. Farnsworth said that wasn’t his intent. He said that courts have given governments a certain Farnsworth conceded Arizona could not ban bill- “We’re going to have to go back and recra it,’’ he said. amount of leeway in regulating “commercial speech.’’ For boards that urge people to vote speci cally for a ballot But Farnsworth said he’d be happy just to get the bill example, Barr noted, has rules that prohibit proposition that would legalize marijuana for all pur- through in its current form. advertising in a manner intended to encourage anyone poses. “It’s still a step in the right direction,’’ he said. 6 • ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES AzCapitolTimes.com • December 15, 2017 GUEST COMMENTARIES Seize the moment to get more services for the most seriously mentally ill

BY LAURIE GOLDSTEIN, DICK DUNSEATH, ferent treatment system for those living AND DEBORAH GEESLING with serious mental illness, but only if Ari- zona Department of Health Services issues Arizona has an historic public health a RFP designed around the realities of the opportunity to use 93 acres of state-owned, need for housing for the most ill of those deed-restricted land in the heart of Phoenix living with SMI.  is requires accepting the to create a 21st century psychiatric center fact that people who care for their seriously of excellence. As always, the devil is in the mentally ill loved ones o en are unable to details. keep them at home because they cannot Determining what psychiatric ser- keep them in treatment. When untreated, vices should be provided necessarily hallucinations, delusions, outbursts, and means prioritizing among populations anger create a dangerous, untenable home receiving psychiatric services and specific Goldstein Dunseath Geesling situation and, when homelessness ensues, a services.  e possibilities are endless – com- threat to the community and individual. munity mental health clinics, emergency/ We need beds, housing, and associated urgent psychiatric services, private practice services to create a new system that recog- condos, a private pay hospital, more beds We, the Association for the Chronically Mentally nizes our current system failures and clin- for stabilization and civil commitment. But ical realities of managing severe mental ill- who is in greatest need? Who has the fewest Ill, advocate that the proposed request for ness. We should not continue to talk about alternatives? Who has been le behind in proposals for the center include more inpatient the social determinants of mental health the current behavioral health system? and continue to ignore the realities of lack of We, the Association for the Chronically beds, residential treatment facilities, and housing with associated treatment for those Mentally Ill, advocate that the proposed in greatest need. request for proposals for the center include innovative forms of long-term housing with on- Urge ADHS to use the Arizona State more inpatient beds, residential treatment site services for individuals living with chronic Hospital’s historic, unique, and valuable facilities, and innovative forms of long-term land in ways that ll the most serious gaps housing with on-site services for individuals serious mental illness. ” in our behavioral health system. Ask ADHS living with chronic serious mental illness. to require all who respond to the RFP to According to Treatment Advocacy include more inpatient beds, residential Center, a minimum of 50 beds per 100,000 lies, and the community. Yet treatment beds vulnerable precisely because they are the treatment facilities, and long-term housing people is necessary to provide minimum and long-term housing options have not least likely to be eligible for or welcomed options for those living with the most severe adequate treatment for those living with kept pace with needs. Why? into or to be successful in community pro- chronic mental illness. serious mental illness. Arizona fails to Nationally, 20 percent of adults over grams, the most expensive for the publicly The strength of any community is meet this minimum standard and ranks 18 have a diagnosable mental illness. But funded behavioral health system to manage. measured, in part, by how it cares for its 48th in the nation in number of SMI beds only 4 percent have a serious mental illness, Not surprisingly, that makes them the most most vulnerable neighbors. Please join us needed per capita. No RFP to accomplish including the 1.1 percent with schizophrenia likely to run afoul of the criminal justice in making a difference on behalf of those the “highest and best use” of the land at the and the 2.2 percent with severe bipolar system and be incarcerated in our jails or who have no voice. Let us consider our State Hospital should omit this compelling disorder. Many go untreated in any given prisons. rich history and the current reality of ser- fact. year. These individuals need longer term A subset of the serious mentally ill are vices to imagine a true 21st century Center Let us not look back in a few years services care, indeed, lifetime services.  ese so ill they don’t know they are and will not of Psychiatric Excellence that includes a and reminisce about what “might have individuals cannot “recover” completely and accept treatment. Known as anosognosia, better way forward to provide housing and been.” SMI has always posed the most dif- will always require housing with in-place one does not “recover” or learn how to “live treatment for those living with SMI. cult treatment challenges and created the services. independently” or become “rehabilitated” — e authors are parents of seriously greatest disruptions and threats in daily life Let us be frank. Our neighbors living from it in jail or prison. mentally ill children and members of the for those living with the illness, their fami- with serious mental illness are the most  e proposed center can provide a dif- Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill Passing comprehensive tax reform is vital for Arizona businesses, families

BY PETE SEPP legislation is prepared for  oor action. Tax reform presents still other important opportunities. By simplifying ur federal tax code is long overdue for a complete overhaul – it the law, we can help update and improve a tax system that President Trump has saddled businesses with some of the world’s highest tax rates, has called “ridiculously complex” and ensure that taxpayers are no longer deprived families of their earnings, and served as an obstacle to forced to waste nearly 7 billion hours and spend more than $262 billion the growth of the national economy.  at’s why I was pleased on complying with a broken tax code. ONovember 17 to join Arizona Senator Je Flake for an employee town hall  e reality is that everyone would bene t from pro-growth, simpli ed meeting on tax reform at Geco, a Mesa-based aerospace technology com- tax reform, especially American workers. And make no mistake, corporate pany. It was truly an occasion for taxpayers to celebrate, coming just a day tax changes can have this e ect, too. Even the Congressional Budget O ce, a er Senator Flake’s colleagues in the House of Representatives passed a tax which has a skeptical analytical outlook, acknowledges that one-fourth reform bill through their chamber. of the corporate income tax burden is attributable to workers “in pro- Now for the rst time in years, federal lawmakers are moving legislation portion to their labor income.” Other research puts that proportion more that would provide deep and lasting tax relief for Arizona businesses like than twice as high, showing that in the end bad business tax policy hurts Geco and for families across Arizona. Under both the House’s and the Sen- workers the most, in the form of fewer opportunities and depressed wages. ate’s proposals, our nation’s corporate tax rate would be slashed to just 21 On the other hand, sensible tax policy would help workers immensely. percent, with tax rates for small businesses (so-called “pass-throughs”) also dropping to his- As Senator Flake and his colleagues pursue their e orts to reform our tax code, it is torically low levels.  is means businesses of all sizes would be empowered to expand, invest critical that they treat all sectors of our economy equally, avoiding punitive taxes that target more capital, and hire more employees. Tax reform is therefore key to creating new jobs in speci c industries. By striving to treat all businesses fairly and focusing on delivering real Arizona and building a platform for sustained growth that can bene t the next generation of tax relief, our elected o cials can help change the direction of our economy and unlock the entrepreneurs. American dream for millions more of us. The current plans now advancing through Congress would also deliver much-  rough advocacy on Capitol Hill, public outreach, ads, and other implements in our needed relief for middle-class families. And according the Tax Foundation, thanks to “Tax Reform Toolkit,” National Taxpayers Union is working hard to move legislation across the economic growth unleashed by the bill, the typical Arizona family could expect the nish line. Together with Senator Flake – a stalwart taxpayers’ friend – we can get the almost $2,200 in a er-tax additional income.  ere’s equally exciting news on the way. job done.  e Senate’s iteration of tax reform could mean even greater gains for families as the — Pete Sepp is president of the National Taxpayers Union. 17-WAYMO-2993 AZ Capitol Ads_r03.indd 3 12/4/17 2:21 PM 8 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com December 15, 2017 State officials ask 158 schools to address lead in water fixtures

BY RACHEL LEINGANG informed, she added. And according to the U.S. [email protected] e state had sent test results Centers for Disease Control and to school superintendents telling Prevention, if a water source The vast majority of Arizona’s schools them how to proceed and how contains lead of more than 15 don’t have high levels of lead in their to notify parents and students, parts per billion, people should drinking water, a study of all public schools including information about limit their exposure to it. conducted by state agencies found. lead and its dangers they should The state’s environmental But for schools with higher-than-accept- send to parents in both English quality department will go back able lead levels, it’s time to take action. For and Spanish, Robinson said. to schools with elevated levels some schools, that means not using certain A sample letter to par- and sample the problematic x- xtures for drinking water, and posting sig- ents asks schools to detail the tures again aer steps are taken nage about it. For others, it means replacing problem and how it’s being to mitigate the problem, Bag- parts of sinks and water fountains. addressed. giore said. e study, led by the Arizona Department “While all of the school’s The testing was spurred by of Environmental Quality, found that 96 per- water sources are safe for hand the contaminated drinking cent of schools don’t have lead problems. washing and toilet use, we are water crisis in Flint, Michigan, It’s unclear how many students were taking this extremely seriously where people were exposed to aected by the high levels, but 158 schools and have instituted the fol- high levels of lead, Baggiore needed to take some type of action to correct lowing ADEQ drinking water said. the lead issue, according to the School Facil- precautions,” the letter says, SCREENSHOT OF MAP FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Each public school in the All Arizona public schools were tested for lead. The green dots show ities Board. instructing schools to choose schools that didn’t show high levels of lead, while the orange stars shows state sent in samples of its So far, nearly 45 percent of schools have from a list of options. schools with elevated lead levels that need to be addressed. drinking water sources, which completed the lead remediation process, SFB e letter says drinking water was then tested by the depart- spokeswoman Katie Robinson said. isn’t a common source of lead in Arizona, Flushing basically means running the ment for lead. When results came back e SFB said it will cost about $400,000 but other products, like paint, imported water for a period of time to clear out poten- with elevated lead levels, defined as more to repair and replace xtures that had ele- spices, imported glazed pottery and “home tial lead. ADEQ Water Quality Director than 15 parts per billion, the department vated lead levels, defined as more than 15 remedies” could contain lead. Trevor Baggiore said when lines are ushed, tested every drinking water source in that parts per billion. The testing costs about “Transparency is a key component of this lead levels are reduced sharply since the building, Baggiore said. $231,000, according to ADEQ. plan,” Robinson said. issue is mostly with the fixtures, not the e results con rmed what the depart- That money will either come from ADEQ advised schools that had build- water source. ment expected, Baggiore said. building renewal grants approved by SFB or ings that had two samples with lead levels If elevated lead levels were found, the “The lead in the drinking water is from school districts’ maintenance and oper- of more than 50 parts per billion to turn o schools were told to notify parents about coming from the xtures and plumbing in ating funds, Robinson said in an email. drinking water sources for that building, what steps would be taken to address the the schools, not from the source that pro- Parents at schools with high levels will be post signage, provide a different source of problem. vides them water,” he said. water, and notify parents. Lead exposure over time can cause health e age of buildings played a role in ele- If the samples showed lead between 15 problems in children, including damage vated lead levels, Baggiore noted, adding PAID ADVERTISEMENT and 50 parts per billion, the department to the nervous system, learning disabili- that any building or xture that is older than instructed schools to “ush” their drinking ties, slowed growth, hearing problems and 1989 had a higher likelihood of elevated lead water for one minute before it’s used for anemia, according to the U.S. Environmental levels because of regulations adopted on drinking or cooking. Protection Agency. lead in plumbing xtures in 1988.

■ In Short • Promoting Transparecy in Arizona Marijuana Report slams Arizona English and income level. The county has said the deal would Operations — e create jobs and boost the local economy. • Provide Dispensary and charter schools on — e Associated Press Cultivation Tours enrollment policies Court rules for Pima • Educational Seminars Refund checks to be Hundreds of Arizona’s charter schools County on economic and presentations are facing accusations of not opening mailed to Theranos • One stop source of their doors to all students. development issue marijuana related e American Civil Liberties Union customers in Arizona information of Arizona on December 14 said an A new court decision says Pima More than 76,000 checks with average • Monthly Networking investigation found the schools, which County didn’t need to use competitive receive state funding, discourage enroll- bidding to lease county-owned land to a refunds of $60.92 were mailed to Arizonans Meetings ment of students with disabilities, balloon spaceight company for a head- who used Theranos Inc.’s blood testing ser- • Support Marijuana Policy English-learning needs and other vulner- quarters and operations base as part of an vices. Development and abilities. economic development package. The mailings announced December 14 Implementation According to the report, roughly 260 The Court of Appeals decision by state Attorney General Mark Brnovich schools out of more than 470 use dis- December 14 overturns a Superior Court implements a $4.6 million settlement • Promote Accountability criminatory enrollment practices. judge’s ruling that the 2016 deal between announced last April as part of a consent communication amongst Among the allegations are that some Pima County and World View Enterprise judgment with Palo Alto, California-based Industry professionals schools limit the number of special edu- violated state law that required compet- Theranos. The announcement says consumers All events are designed to cation students or have no enrollment itive bidding to protect public resources. documents in Spanish. The Court of Appeals says an eco- will receive a full refund, including one promote transparency the e Arizona Charter Schools Associa- nomic development law allows counties customer who paid more than $3,400 for MMJ system in Arizona and tion called the ACLU report a “hit piece.” to lease county-owned land at less than testing. are open to media, legislators, In a statement, the organization says market value. Brnovich’s office alleged that Theranos’ others as requested. charter schools have always been open to The Phoenix-based Goldwater Insti- advertisements misrepresented the method, everyone. tute sued on behalf of several taxpayers, accuracy, and reliability of its blood testing Contact us at Arizona law states schools cannot saying the deal put taxpayers at risk if and that the company was out of compliance [email protected] limit admission based on certain cri- World View leaves without fully paying with federal regulations. or call 520 909 4334 teria including disability, pro ciency in for the space. — e Associated Press December 15, 2017 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com 9 Political experts ponder Franks endorsement – boost or baggage?

BY KATIE CAMPBELL Besides, there’s no escaping their ideological similar- With or without Franks, Coughlin said he doesn’t [email protected] ities, and Montenegro was already tied to Franks after think Montenegro is a real contender in the district working for him for years. anyway. A er resigning amid scandal, Trent Franks called on “I don’t think there’s anything to be gained by pre- “Quite frankly, and I want to put this carefully, the Sen. Steve Montenegro to run for his 8th Congressional tending otherwise,” Querard said. political reality of an ethnic name in a heavily Republican District, a call the state senator embraced wholeheartedly Republican consultant Chuck Coughlin said he doesn’t district is not really helpful,” he said, adding that chal- in announcing his candidacy. think the endorsement does much to give Montenegro an lenge to what he sees as a lack of name recognition for Franks’ support may not have been the big win Monte- early boost because of the unique circumstances of Franks’ Montenegro to begin with. negro needed to carry him to victory, but under other cir- resignation. Still, former House Minority Leader Chad Campbell cumstances, it would have at least been easily considered a Beyond that, Coughlin said he doesn’t think an said touting the endorsement was a smart calculation for gold star for his campaign, political consultants said. endorsement from Franks is enough to actually win over the primary. After two former staffers reported Franks had dis- his core constituency. Whether it ultimately has lasting, negative e ects in cussed with them – apparently leaving open the He expects the most impactful endorsements to come the general election, he added, won’t matter when the possibility that he intended to impregnate them himself from President and former Gov. Jan Democratic challenger likely doesn’t stand a chance. and reportedly o ering millions in exchange – the value of Brewer. Phil Lovas, former state legislator and Trump “Quite frankly, I don’t think Steve Montenegro or any his endorsement was called into question. campaign chairman, is likely to get the president’s support. Republican in that primary is even thinking about the Constantin Querard, Montenegro’s consultant on the One endorsement Montenegro won’t get is Gov. Doug general election,” Campbell said. “ ey’re not concerned special election campaign, said while Franks’ endorsement Ducey’s, but neither will his fellow Republican candidates about it in the least because the numbers are so favorable may not be quite the hot commodity it used to be, he – the governor said December 12 he doesn’t get involved to them. So, I’m sure Steve’s calculation is, ‘ is gets me didn’t know whether his backing could hurt Montenegro. in primaries. through the primary, and in the general election, who Some people will have concerns about the Franks Ducey said whether Franks’ endorsement would help cares.  e Democrats can’t catch me.’” endorsement, he said, but other CD8 voters will still con- or hurt Montenegro was a “question for the electorate” to Yellow Sheet Report Editor Jeremy Duda contributed to sider it a good thing. decide. this report.

With Lesko out of the picture, House If Yee runs for Congress, she’d be giving may have an easier time in the GOP primary Vacated seat Speaker J.D. Mesnard, who is termed out of up her campaign for state treasurer, an for treasurer – the only other Republican in Continued from page 4 the House next year, could pull o the rare o ce where she once worked. Yee’s former the race is accountant Jo Ann Sabbagh. feat of leaving the top post in the House to experience in the Executive Tower and the Of course, a loss in the special election, vacate the seat at the end of her term. In the lead the Senate.  e Chandler Republican endorsement of state Treasurer Je DeWit be it in the CD8 primary or general election, event she leaves the Senate even earlier to run has been mentioned as a possible challenger made her a strong opponent for Corpora- doesn’t preclude a candidate from resuming for Congress, getting appointed to replace to Lesko for the Senate presidency. tion Commission Chairman Tom Forese, a a campaign bids for statewide o ce, or even her would mean either Boyer or Kern could A Lesko resignation also means that Yar- Chandler Republican. Without Yee, Forese running for the Legislature again. run for the Senate in 2018 as an incumbent, a brough would need to appoint another sen- signi cant leg up on the competition. ator to chair that committee, the rst hurdle A Lesko resignation could pave the for a state budget each year. Sen. John Kava- way for either Rivero or Rep. Kevin Payne, nagh, R-Fountain Hills, serves as vice chair, R-Peoria, to seek the appointment to replace and would likely be rst in line for the com- her in the Senate – unless, Rivero decides to mittee chairmanship. run for Congress himself, which would leave If Mitchell leaves for Congress, it would Imagine our strength at least one vacancy in the House. leave a wide open race to become the next Of course, the appointment of any sit- House speaker. Mitchell, who unsuccessfully ting representative to the state Senate would ran for the post in 2016, is considered a top when we work together. trigger yet another appointment process to candidate for speaker in 2018. ll a then-vacant seat in the House. We can reverse opioid misuse as a community. NEW CANDIDATES LEADERSHIP AND Join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) to take a stand and unite our community to prevent opioid misuse and addiction. Last year, 790 people COMMITTEE Several of the Republicans hoping to in Arizona died from an opioid overdose, a 74 percent increase since 2012 ASSIGNMENTS make it to Congress would be giving up according to the Arizona Department of Public Health. Taking prescription aspirations for other elected o ces in Ari- opioids can start as needed pain relievers, but these highly addictive drugs zona. Montenegro has already abandoned have led to a public health state of emergency. It will take all of us working The resignations of certain legislators his campaign for secretary of state, leaving together to heal and protect those we serve. would leave important voids in Senate lead- Secretary of State without a ership and key committee assignments. Republican challenger in her bid for re-elec- Visit newscenter.azblue.com/opioid-effect Yee’s resignation would leave other sen- tion. to learn more about this important health issue. ators jockeying to replace her as Senate But that could soon change, as new can- majority leader, the No. 2 post among didates emerge in races le vacant by CD8 Senate Republicans behind Senate President hopefuls. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler. A Lesko resig- Already, at least one prominent Repub- nation would also leave Yarbrough without a lican is mulling a campaign to challenge president pro tem. Reagan now that Montenegro won’t: former Senate President Steve Pierce. The Prescott rancher told The Arizona Related story on Page 11 Republic that somebody needed to challenge Reagan, whose three years as the top elec- While Yee was already planning on tion o cial in the state have been plagued leaving the Senate at the end of her current by election-related snafus. Pierce would be term, Lesko would be giving up her aspira- a formidable challenger with deep pockets, tion to become Senate president if she ran who served with Reagan in the Senate. for Congress. Lesko has been angling for Another former state senator, Lori Klein the top spot in the Senate since 2016, when Corbin, said she’s also mulling a run for sec- she negotiated with Yarbrough to drop out retary of state. of the race for president in exchange for the If no other Republicans enter the race, chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Reagan would only need worry about Dem- Committee. ocratic opposition in the general election. 383092-17 10 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com December 15, 2017 House speaker, GOP lawmaker give school tax increase plan cool reception

BY KATIE CAMPBELL “You’re going to see folks like myself and others years to ne tune the right approach,” he said. “I’m just not [email protected] who will explore every means possible to get additional familiar with what they’re proposing policy-wise. I’m only resources before getting to a tax increase,” he said. “And aware of the tax-increase suggestion.” Business leaders say they’re putting a measure to expand there will be some, and I might be one of those, who will Sen. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, attended a pre- an education sales tax on the ballot in 2020 with or without still not embrace that even as a last resort. Not because we sentation of the business coalition’s plan on December the Legislature’s help. don’t care about K-12 and don’t consider it a priority… but 12. She was encouraged by their engagement on the issue But House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, it’s no small thing when you’re taking more money of K-12 funding, but she saw the plan as more of starting said an all-or-nothing approach to the future of a from the general public.” point and certainly not the last word on the matter. sales tax bene tting public schools would present If history is any indication, Mesnard said, he “ e more public conversations we have, the better it is “a high-risk scenario that just is unwise.” won’t be alone in opposing the idea. in terms of moving some kind of initiative down the path,” In June, a group of business leaders that Gov. Doug Ducey certainly wouldn’t be among she said. “ e education interests can ght each other – includes former State Board of Education Presi- enthusiastic advocates for an increase. they do ght each other at times – so anything we can do dent Reginald Ballantyne III proposed increasing “He doesn’t support raising taxes,” Ducey to build unity around an idea is really good.” the voter-approved 0.6-percent sales tax to 1.5 Mesnard spokesman Daniel Scarpinato told Capitol Media Brophy McGee was rst politically active in the school percent. Proposition 301, approved by voters Services on December 13. board arena right around the time Prop. 301 rst made an in 2000, is set to expire in 2021, and the busi-  e governor has told the heads of state agen- appearance. nessmen have dra ed legislation to save it. cies to nd ways to save money in their budgets She said she hasn’t seen the same level of grassroots Their plan, unveiled December 12 in draft instead – the idea being to redirect the savings to enthusiasm since then, but she sees inklings of something legislation, includes $340 million for teacher pay, the K-12 budget. like it in the push to do something sustainable for educa- $240 million to fund full-day kindergarten, $30 0 “We all care about education, and you’re going tion. million for capital funding and $190 million in to have a plethora of different ideas as to what Like Mesnard, though, Brophy McGee predicted the Ballantyne support for the state’s public universities. caring about education looks like,” Mesnard said, tax increase would be a tough sell. Phil Francis, the former CEO of PetSmart and whether that means additional resources or if “But it’s like our roads and infrastructure. It’s like other one of the leaders of the business coalition, said the Repub- room can be made in the current budget. essential services that government provides,” she said. lican-controlled Legislature would ideally be the ones to Mesnard said he hasn’t “detected any deep conversa- “We have been pushing that down to the local level, and at put the issue on the 2020 ballot, but if lawmakers balk – as tions” between his Capitol colleagues and the business some point, we need to make a decision about governing they are likely to do – the coalition still has the option of leaders proposing the expansion. But their focus on 2020 and what we’re are responsible to provide. And the only gathering signatures to get it to the ballot themselves. seems to indicate to him that they’re trying to start a dia- way we’re going to do that is to get to the table and duke it Mesnard said the group is likely to find widespread logue. out .” support for an extension for Prop. 301, but in expanding it, “As an incrementalist myself, I can appreciate starting Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services contributed to they’re also likely to draw a ght. a conversation and then taking some time, even multiple this report. Business proposal to put education tax hike on ballot in 2020 could spark battle

BY HOWARD FISCHER their budgets with the idea of redirecting the at $4,157. Teachers and allies have gathered enough Capitol Media Services dollars to K-12 education. He said simply coming up with new ways signatures to put a measure on the 2018 Ducey has a track record of fighting to divide the money is not the answer. ballot to give the voters nal say over a plan A plan by business leaders to ask voters against higher taxes for education. As state “We need to act,” Francis said. approved earlier this year by the Republi- for a 1.5-cent sales tax hike for education on treasurer he led the successful 2012 cam- Reginald Ballantyne III, the former pres- can-controlled Legislature to expand who the 2020 ballot could set the stage for a pos- paign against an initiative pushed by parents ident of the state Board of Education, is par- can get vouchers of state tax dollars to send sibly expensive battle with Gov. Doug Ducey and educators to make permanent a tempo- ticularly focused on children getting more their children to private and parochial and his Koch brothers allies – assuming rary 1-cent sales tax increase that voters had than 2.5 hours a day in kindergarten, saying schools. Ducey is still in o ce at that point. approved two years earlier. it’s “no longer about cookies, coloring and “That’s going to take attention and  e speci cs of the plan, rst proposed Potentially more significant, he has naps.’’ money and energy,’’ Francis said. earlier this year, include $660 million to shown an ability to tap nanciers Charles He also suggested that statewide races, extend the 0.6-cent sales tax that voters rst and David Koch to fund such e orts. More including Ducey’s own re-election cam- approved in 2000 as Proposition 301 to fund than half of the nearly $1.8 million Ducey paign, only add to the “noise’’ that an educa- education. That levy will self-destruct in spent to kill the ballot measure came from tion measure would have to overcome. 2021 unless speci cally reauthorized. Americans for Responsible Leadership, a And there’s something else. To kill that Ducey has already said he supports group that legal filings from other states voucher expansion, as the education group making that tax permanent. revealed got its money from a Koch-fi- wants, people have to vote “no.’’ But it would But this plan also includes $340 million nanced organization. take a “yes’’ vote to boost taxes for educa- for a 10 percent increase teacher pay.  at Two years later, Ducey got elected with tion, something Francis said could lead to compares with the 1.06 percent pay hike the help of Koch-based organizations which confusion. lawmakers approved for this year with a put more than $750,000 into ads targeting DEPOSITPHOTOS.COM/FABIAN19 Francis said it was a conscious decision promise of an identical amount next year. Democrat candidate Fred DuVal and spent “By the end of kindergarten, students to spell out how much of the new tax would  ere’s also $300 million to fund the for- an additional $650,000 promoting Ducey. (should) understand the organization and go to speci c programs rather than simply mula, ignored for years by the governor and Since that time Ducey has regularly attended basic features of print, blend sound to read dump new dollars into the K-12 system. He lawmakers, which is supposed to pay for retreats sponsored by Koch groups pro- written words with fluency and accuracy, said these reflect the priorities Ducey has new school construction and repairs. moting their vision of free enterprise. and use phonics to write words and express laid out, even if the governor won’t come up Another $240 million would restore state Phil Francis, the former CEO of thoughts and ideas in writing,’’ he said. And with new cash to fund them. funding for full-day kindergarten, dollars PetSmart and one of the leaders of the busi- Ballantyne said he believes the success of And he said spelling out specifics “so eliminated during the recession. ness coalition proposing a tax increase, said students in higher grades is directly linked there’s something to discuss instead of fuzzy And there would be $190 million to help this isn’t about picking a ght with the gov- to those early years. stu to hypothesize on.’’ restore some of the cuts made in funding for ernor, whom he said he supports. But he Ducey and the business leaders do agree Ideally, Francis said, the Republican-con- universities. said financial data show that much more on one thing: Any question about taxes for trolled Legislature will vote to put the issue Ducey, for his part, remains opposed to money is needed than what the state is now education should not go to voters next year. on the 2020 ballot. He said that allows law- anything more than the simple extension of spending. Scarpinato said his boss, who only wants makers to keep their vows of never voting the 0.6-cent tax.  e Joint Legislative Budget Committee that 0.6-cent extension, believes “it’s going for higher taxes as the nal decision would “He doesn’t support raising taxes,’’ press showed per-student state aid in the 2007- to take a broad coalition, and a lot of voter be made by the voters. aide Daniel Scarpinato said December13. 2008 school year was $4,959. Adjusted for education’’ just to get even that approved. But Francis said if lawmakers balk, the Instead, the governor has told the heads of in ation, Francis said, the gure dropped to For the business interests, it’s more com- option remains to gather signatures to put state agencies to nd ways to save money in $3,782 in the 2014-2015 school year. It’s now plex. the issue on the ballot. December 15, 2017 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com 11 Consultant says Dems need to Meet Our be lucky and good to win CD8 Energy, Water, BY KATIE CAMPBELL showing a competitive general election [email protected] before serious money comes into play. “ ere is just such an appetite for wins In these early days of the 8th Congres- right now on our side,” he said. “But we sional District special election, little atten- have a lot of objectives this cycle and very & Public Utility tion – if any – has been paid to the two real objectives. These guys [running in Democratic candidates running in the over- CD8] are going to struggle.” whelmingly red stronghold. But Barr also said Republican candidates Dr. , an emergency room will likely find more of a challenge than physician, and Brianna Westbrook, a trans- they’re expecting. Regulation Team gender woman working in the automotive “ ese guys coming over from the Leg- industry, according to her campaign bio, islature are in for a rude awakening because entered the race while Franks was still in nobody knows who the hell they are,” he o ce and was presumed to be running for said. “ ey’ll think they’re starting with an Osborn Maledon’s experienced attorneys provide re-election. And both are still in now that advantage, but the truth is they’re not.  e Franks is out and an expedited process to name ID on these guys is going to be non- legal counsel and strategic advice for the electric, replace him is in full-swing. existent.” renewable energy, natural gas, water, telecommu- Both claim strong grassroots support Barr did predict one advantage for both nications and innovative technologies sectors. and hope to ride on their image as political candidates from his side of the aisle:  ey’re outsiders making their rst runs for o ce. women. He said much of the recent energy Our clients include public utilities, renewable and Unfortunately for them, even Demo- in the party has been sparked by women traditional energy developers, industry associations cratic consultants don’t think that will be activists. and public/private entities within the energy, enough to make CD8 a real contest. Still, the special primary winner will The special election already features have to prove she can inspire a movement water, and utility industries. Our experience gives an increasingly crowded Republican eld, and bring together the other pieces of a true us a valuable background to provide advice and which as of publication includes state Sen. contender. devise creative solutions for our clients. Steve Montenegro and former legislators “If we have a superior candidate in a Phil Lovas and Bob Stump. Others are superior campaign and get lucky, we can expected to join the hunt in the coming win this seat. But we need those things to days. align,” Barr said.  e special primary will be held on Feb- “ ey’re going to have to get good really ruary 27, followed by the general election quick, and that’s true of both the candidates on April 24. Candidates have until January and the campaigns.  ese guys are going to 10 to le paperwork to o cially enter the go from obscurity to having to perform at a Meghan Grabel race. very high level very quickly.” Former House Minority Leader Chad Westbrook said she’s been “playing to (602) 640-9399 Campbell said chances are slim that a Dem- win” since March when she led to take on [email protected] ocrat stands a chance in the special general Franks. election. She’s not especially concerned about Tip- The numbers certainly don’t bode irneni, and she disagrees with the assump- well. Republicans outnumber Democrats, tion that the district will swing Republican 187,234 to 109,467, according to the most even if that’s what the numbers show. recent voter registration numbers from the “ ey’re looking for someone to believe Secretary of State’s O ce. in,” she said. “We just haven’t ran a can- And Campbell said there isn’t likely to be didate here in two election cycles, so the much Dem money funneled into that race, Democratic Party has nothing really to especially considering more competitive stand on in this district.” congressional districts may be up for grabs. But while Westbrook said she has Kimberly Ruht Instead, he said the focus will be on focused more on reaching the people of (602) 640-9376 Democratic Rep. ’s seat CD8 and less on money – “I’m not buying and, presumably, Republican Rep. Martha my way through this election” – Tipirneni [email protected] McSally’s, who is expected to vacate for a may have a funding advantage. Senate run. Consultant DJ Quinlan, who’s working Campbell said those seats are must- for Tipirneni’s campaign, said she has fund- wins for Democrats if they want any shot raising powers and a story that will resonate at getting a majority in the House, so there with voters. won’t be much to spare for CD8 in terms of Tipirneni has more than $120,000 resources. on-hand, according to the most recent Fed- Even if there was, neither Tipirneni nor eral Election Commission data. Westbrook is likely to be the right candidate Quinlan pointed to Democrat Doug when even a higher pro le contender would Jones’ upset victory over staunch Repub- have little chance at success. lican Roy Moore in Alabama’s special “You need a rural Democrat for that dis- election for U.S. Senate as proof that even Delivering Solutions trict,” Campbell said. “But again, I’m not Republican bases cannot be written o as For Our Clients sure that candidate exists right now. And sure things for conservative candidates. even if that candidate did exist, I don’t know “A creepy congressman in a scandal is that there would be money there.” the context by which you have the special Consultant Andy Barr said Democrats’ election,” he said, drawing a connection to (602) 640-9000 • OMLAW.COM ability to make a stand will depend heavily the circumstances under which Jones was on who wins the Republican nomination, elected and Franks, who resigned last week 2929 N CENTRAL AVE, 21ST FL, PHOENIX, AZ 85012 as demonstrated in Alabama, and he sus- a er two women said he discussed surro- pects donors will need to see reliable data gacy with them. 12 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com December 15, 2017 9th Circuit rules Obama’s withdrawal of land for mining legal

BY HOWARD FISCHER Berzon said legal challenges to deci- Capitol Media Services sions like those made by Salazar can be overturned by courts only in cases where A federal appeals court on December they are “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse 12 rebuffed efforts by mining interests of discretion, or otherwise not in accor- to reopen a huge area around the Grand dance with the law.” And the judge said Canyon to new uranium mining. courts give great deference to the actions The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of an agency and uphold them “if a rea- rejected arguments by the National sonable basis exists for its decision.” Mining Association and allied groups In this case, she said, there is reason that it was illegal for Kenneth Salazar, the for the court not to overturn what Interior secretary in the Obama admin- Salazar did. istration, to withdraw about 1 million She said there was evidence that addi- acres around the park to new mining tional uranium mining could pose a risk claims for 20 years. e court said while of concentration. at included an anal- there may be dierences of opinion on ysis of more than 1,000 water samples what danger the mining poses to the within the region which found that 70 water supply, that did not make the with- sites exceeded federal contaminant levels drawal either arbitrary or capricious. for heavy metals.

Judge Marsha Berzon, writing for the OF AGRICULTURE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT PHOTO COURTESY And samples from 15 springs and ve unanimous three-judge panel, also said A rainbow in the Grand Canyon as seen from near Mather Point on the South Rim. wells indicated uranium concentrations Salazar and his department did not vio- exceeded standards. late requirements for the federal govern- ruling comes as the Trump administra- acres from new claims. Berzon acknowledged that some ana- ment to promote multiple uses of public tion is weighing whether to narrow the The mining interests sued. After lysts within the Interior Department dis- lands. o-limits area or rescind Salazar’s desig- being rebued in 2014 by a federal judge agreed with the risk. “Interior engaged in a careful and rea- nation entirely. in Arizona they took their case to the “But the existence of internal dis- soned balancing of the potential eco- But Bahr said any such move could appellate court. agreements regarding the potential risk nomic benefits of additional mining not be unilateral, with Trump and his Berzon said there were concerns of contamination does not render the against the possible risks to environ- administration having to comply with about the potential impact of a large- agency’s ultimate decision arbitrary and mental and cultural resources,” said the National Environmental Policy Act scale increase in mining. capricious,” the judge wrote. “Scienti c Berzon, an appointee of President “and justify doing so.”’ “`Uranium mining has been asso- conclusions reached by the agency need Clinton. “is approach was fully conso- “We will oppose it and challenge it if ciated with uranium and arsenic con- not reect the unanimous opinion of its nant with the multiple-use principle.” he moves forward with rescinding it,” she tamination in water supplies, which experts.” And the appellate court said the Inte- said. may affect plant and animal growth, The appellate court also backed the rior Department met its legal require- Mining Association spokeswoman survival, and reproduction, and which finding that the area is of “profound ment to consider the potential impact Jamie Caswell said her organization is may increase the incidence of kidney significance and importance to Native of its actions on local governments. disappointed by the decision. damage and cancer in humans,” she American tribes.” And the judges at included a resolution passed by the “We are reviewing it further to deter- wrote. And Berzon noted that multiple said nothing in law requires the Inte- Mohave County Board of Supervisors mine any future actions,” she said. reports “all acknowledged substantial rior Department to limit protection against withdrawing the land from new Large quantities of uranium were uncertainty regarding water quality and to smaller carve-outs rather than pre- claims. rst discovered near the national park in quantity in the area, the possible impact serving larger areas which have multiple But Berzon said simply more is not the late 1940s. Production surged in the of additional mining on perched and cultural and historic sites. required. 1980s and 1990s with a spike in prices. deep aquifers, and the eect of radionu- Berzon agreed with arguments that “In particular, the consent of state and But Berzon said that the collapse of clide exposure on plants, animals and existing laws and regulations might local governments to a withdrawal is in the Soviet Union and decommissioning humans.” mitigate the impact of uranium mining no way required,”’ she wrote, saying the of many nuclear warheads pretty much e result, she said, was a “measured on environmental, cultural and visual National Environmental Policy Act “does halted mining in the area. approach” by the department, saying that resources, as well as wildlife and human not confer veto power on potentially All that changed in 2007 with another keeping new mining from starting for 20 health. But she said the final environ- aected state or local governments, each price spike, she said. But in 2012, years will allow for additional data on mental study “does not suggest that with its own economic interests.”’ reacting to concerns about the impact things like groundwater ow paths and simply enforcing existing laws and reg- Sandy Bahr, lobbyist for the Sierra of mining radioactive materials, Salazar the contribution that mining makes to ulations would suce to meet the pur- Club in Arizona, acknowledged that the proposed withdrawing about 1 million radiation. poses of the withdrawal.”

Thunderbird move to ASU the fact that the dorms were barracks, very plain, they felt Partners, the university’s for-pro t leg, in partnership with those limitations of the existing structures very quickly. the city of Glendale. He said though he hopes some of the Continued from page 5 e only thing is they just never had the money to make 140-acre property’s historic buildings are incorporated anything happen.” into future development, it’s still too early to tell how the Yount also realized they needed the language and cultural And though Walker said she understood some of project will pan out. education as well.” the sentiments expressed by former students, she said it “e city of Glendale, I’m very con dent, respects and Since then, underbird has become an iconic part of isn’t the rst time underbird ocials have considered values the history of the underbird Field and now un- the West Valley, with parts of the city of Glendale forming relocating the campus. In 1960, she said, school ocials derbird the school, and will hopefully retain the name and around the campus to accommodate the once growing stu- explored the possibility of moving the school to Ellis iconic symbols of the original Air Force base,” Morrison dent population. At its peak in the 1990s there were more Island. said. “I don’t think it would be the rst, second or third than a 1,000 students, Walker said. “is is just a new chapter,” she said. “e school has choice of anyone to bring in the bulldozers and tear every- School traditions, like the hot air balloon race, which such a unique and rich history. But we’ll create new memo- thing down. at doesn’t make sense for anyone.” Walker said “Glendale residents remember very fondly,” ries downtown.” Good, the 1988 underbird alumnus, said he also were also incorporated into the community. Allen Morrison, CEO and director general of Thun- hopes the historic nature of the school is preserved. But being housed on a historic campus doesn’t come derbird, said the school has operated in isolation for far “It’s a real sort of diamond in the rough in many without its challenges, she said. too long and moving to Phoenix will give students more ways and to lose it to just another commercial devel- Walker said the air base was built with a temporary pur- opportunities to become involved in the city’s business opment that looks like every other commercial devel- pose in mind and that many of the buildings weren’t meant sector. opment, sure it will generate a lot of tax revenue, but to last seven decades. Like Walker, Morrison said the school plans to carry its it will be sad,” he said. “I would venture to guess that “When I look at the archives, I can see that every school culture, spirit and pride to downtown Phoenix. anyone who was there, all of the alums, but certainly president has had a plan to develop this land,” she said. e Glendale facility, he said, will be developed into people who go way back, that was one of the things we “ey were dealing with aging buildings, felt limited by a commercial and residential space by ASU Enterprise were most proud of.” GET THE FACTS. KNOW THE DETAILS.

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is week  ve years ago (Dec. 14, 2012) Expert says state should help struggling district schools It’s time for the state to curtail its pref- erence for school choice policy and find a way to help parents who choose to stay Ida Jane’s Goat Cart at failing schools rather than encouraging them to leave, an Arizona State University At the turn of the last century, goat professor said. carts were all the rage among Phoe- Professor David Garcia told a packed nix’s youngsters, who used them to house of school o cials, lobbyists and law- race up and down the town’s dirt makers at the Arizona School Boards Asso- roads. ciation Legislative Workshop that school Ida Jane McClarty’s father made choice doesn’t work as a free market, as the one for her seventh birthday, and concept has been sold, because it only ben- she posed in it on the family farm e ts the choosers, not the overall system. near the intersection of Je erson and Garcia said Arizona achievement scores Fifth streets in the winter of 1903- have been stagnant, while achievement in 04. charter schools is only marginally better than district schools. In the photograph, an unknown boy walks down Je erson Street (upper left). Fifth Street’s narrow presence is is week 10 years ago (Dec. 14, 2007) largely concealed, save for the culvert Pearce accuses groups just visible between the trees. challenging sanctions According to Ida’s daughter, Mickey law of ‘judge shopping’ Hegg, secretary-treasurer of Cour- tesy Chevrolet in Phoenix, Ida Jane The dismissal of a federal lawsuit had the longest legs in the third One winter was enough to convince him McClarty saved one of Geronimo’s sons against the state’s employer sanctions law grade, a contention the photo seems to that hell had frozen over and had moved from drowning in the San Francisco doesn’t surprise the architect of the mea- bear out. to North America, so he followed the River.  e war chief was forever indebted sure, who says he is convinced the attor- coast south to San Francisco, where he to him. Phoenix was a very small place when neys botched the suit intentionally in met Norah McNamara. She was just a Ida Jane was born on January 21, 1897; hopes of getting a second legal challenge child, the daughter of a boat captain who Until McClarty’s widow died in 1943, she was baptized a few blocks away in assigned to a di erent judge. had navigated the mouth of the Shannon an Apache from the White Mountains St. Mary’s old adobe church, graduated Rep. Russell Pearce says the business River near Limerick, County Clare, Ire- would visit her home in Phoenix every from Monroe (elementary) School (at groups and Hispanic advocacy groups land, but she must have made an impres- spring with a bundle of butchered lambs. Monroe and Seventh streets), then challenging the law knew months ago the sion on McClarty. She later became his Hegg remembers seeing him once, a attended Phoenix Union High School on lawsuit was aimed at the wrong defendants, second wife.  erce-looking but friendly  gure dressed Van Buren Street. in white. and would thus be dismissed. Attorney McClarty arrived in Tucson, a place General Terry Goddard argued that he and She was one of the rare girls to  nish apparently warm enough for him, in  e McClartys moved to Phoenix in Gov. Janet Napolitano should not be defen- high school, doing so despite a serious the late 1870s, and became a deputy the early 1890s and owned a small farm dants in the case because neither is respon- handicap. Some sort of valley fever U.S. marshal, riding horseback between where the photo above of Ida Jane was sible for enforcing the law. He said the suit interrupted her studies for three years, Tucson, Nogales and Patagonia. taken.  e family grew vegetables and instead should be aimed at the 15 county a hiatus so long that most of her gen- raised livestock; McClarty worked as a attorneys who will be investigating com- eration never would have considered When his  rst wife died, he married train engineer for the Southern Paci c. plaints against employers that hire illegal returning to school. Norah McNamara of San Francisco and, About 1910, the family built a red brick immigrants. in the early 1880s, moved to Clifton home near Central and Grant. But Ida Jane wanted an education, and with his new wife, probably to work for with her parents’ encouragement gradu- the Southern Paci c Railroad. McClarty died there in a bizarre accident is week 20 years ago (Dec. 12, 1997) ated in 1918. on June 21, 1925, at the age of 70. He Clifton was near the recently established decided to rest under a tree one hot Lobbyist blames Recreational racing wasn’t restricted to San Carlos Apache reservation. In 1883, afternoon and leaned his head against lawmakers for lack children. Ida’s father, George Henry Geronimo, the great Apache warrior the trunk. A small scorpion stung him McClarty, frequently spent his Sundays of pay hike who had been born near Clifton, began a on the neck, and he died the next day. racing horses on Center Street (today’s series of raids against local settlers. Central Avenue) from Van Buren to Photo courtesy Mickey Hegg; research by A veteran lobbyist told the state Salary McDowell; that stretch, now so integral According to Mickey Hegg, Gary Weiand. ©Arizona Capitol Times. Commission that legislators have not done to downtown, was then lightly traveled enough campaigning to convince voters and o ered good footing for the horses. that they deserve a pay hike. In 1980, when voters last approved a  e men bet on the races, and McClarty If you love Times Past, you’ll love our book. legislative pay increase, House Speaker did very well, or at least he said he did. Arizona Capitol Times has taken this beloved fea- Frank Kelley encouraged formation of a ture and made it into a coffee table book — Times McClarty was born October 1, 1855, committee to actively campaign on behalf Past: Re ections from Arizona History. It features in Marquette, Michigan, to Scots high- of lawmakers, Charlie Stevens said. “ e some of the state’s most colorful stories from landers. At 21, he packed all his goods early territorial days through statehood and into Legislature has not done its job to get a pay on horseback and set o west, where he the 21st century. raise since then,” said Stevens, who was landed work charting southern Alaska chairman of the 1980 committee. He noted To order, call 602-258-7026 or go to store.azcapitoltimes.com and the Northwest Territories for a rail- that last year, a proposal to increase pay to road. $24,000 from $15,000 lost by fewer than 35,000 votes, and added, “If the Legislature had done something, I believe the pay raise would be in e ect.” — Compiled by Don Harris December 15, 2017 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com 15 How Arizona’s Congressional Delegation Voted

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Representative Representative Representative Tom O’Halleran (D) (R) Ruben Gallego (D) 1st District. Born Jan. 24, 1946; 4th District. Born Nov. 22, 7th District. Born member of Arizona Senate 1958; Dentist and small Nov. 20, 1979; small business 2007-2008; House 2001-2006. business owner. Last full year owner. Last full year of Senator Last full year of current term: of current term: 2018. current term: 2018. 2018. John McCain (R) Born Aug. 29, 1936; Senator since 1987; member U.S. House 1983-86; former naval aviator. Last full year of Representative Representative Representative current term: 2022. (R) Trent Franks (R) Martha McSally (R) 8th District. Born June 19, 2nd District. Born 5th District. Born Nov. 7, 1958; 1957; former small business March 22, 1966; leadership retired attorney; Member of owner. Last full year development. Last full year of Arizona Senate 2011-2015; of current term: 2018. current term: 2018. House 2003-2010. Last full year of current term: 2018. Senator Jeff Flake (R) Born Dec. 3, 1962; member U.S. House 2001-12. Former Representative Representative Representative exec. dir., Goldwater Institute. Last full year of current Raul Grijalva (D) Kyrsten Sinema (D) term: 2018. 3rd District. Born Feb. 19, (R) 9th District. Born July 12, 1948; former member of the 1976; member Arizona House 6th District. Born March 3, Pima County Board of 2005-10; Senate 2011-12; 1962; member Arizona House Supervisors. Last full year Adjunct professor, ASU School 1989-94; Realtor and financial of current term: 2018. of Social Work. Last full year consultant. Last full year of of current term: 2018 . current term: 2018.

sented directly to the Senate for trial. Green was operating  e bill would federalize the patchwork of state laws on HOUSE under a House rule that entitles any member, on two concealed handguns. It does so by requiring every state days’ notice, to o er a “privileged resolution” from the to recognize every other state’s concealed-carry permit  oor within broad limits on subject matter.  ere was no or authority. In part, this would allow residents of the 12 CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT debate on the resolution. states that do not require permits to legally carry con- A yes vote was in opposition to consideration of the cealed handguns in the many states that deny permits to OF PRESIDENT TRUMP impeachment measure. domestic-abusers, stalkers and convicted felons.  e bill Voting yes: Tom O’Halleran, Martha McSally, also would tighten reporting requirements for the FBI’s Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, David Schweikert, National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Ruben Gallego, Trent Franks, Kyrsten Sinema, CONCEALED-CARRY, John Rutherford, R-Fla., said the bill ensures that “law- abiding citizens can retain the constitutional right to bear Voting no: Raul Grijalva STATES’ RIGHTS arms legally across state lines and hopefully be able to Not voting: None Voting yes: McSally, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, stop a violent incident. None of our other constitutional Voting 364 for and 58 against, the House on Dec. 6 Franks rights stop at a state line. Our Second Amendment rights tabled (killed) a resolution (H Res 646) calling for the Voting no: O’Halleran, Grijalva, Gallego, Sinema should not stop at that line either.” impeachment of President Trump based on “high mis- Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said the bill “brings us down Not voting: None demeanors” primarily involving the president’s in am- to the level of the lowest, most permissive laws in the matory and defamatory public statements and Twitter Voting 231 for and 198 against, the House on Dec. 6 country. My state doesn’t give concealed carry permits to postings. Sponsored by Al Green, D-Texas, the measure sent the Senate a bill (HR 38) making it easier for travelers domestic abusers, to violent o enders and to dangerously o ered two articles of impeachment that would be pre- to carry concealed, loaded handguns from state to state. unstable people. Don’t drag us down to the lowest level. Protect states’ rights.” A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

EXEMPTION FOR VIOLENT CRIMINALS Voting yes: O’Halleran, Grijalva, Gallego, Sinema Voting no: McSally, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, Franks Not voting: None Voting 190 for and 236 against, the House on Dec. 6 refused to amend HR 38 (above) so that it excludes pro- tections for concealed-carry permit holders who have been convicted of a violent crime within the preceding three years. Under the amendment, these individuals would be prevented from carrying a concealed, loaded handgun in any state other than their own whose laws would deny a permit based on a conviction for the same crime. Sponsor Mike  ompson, D-Calif., said a vote for his amendment “is a pro-states’ rights, pro-Second Amend- ment and anti-criminal vote.” , R-Va., called the amendment a Demo-

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Continued from page 15 rity, for our economy and for the general welfare of the and a $66 billion budget, DHS is the third largest fed- American people.” eral department aer Defense and Veterans’ Aairs. cratic attempt “to hamper the passage of this important Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said the bill “doesn’t A yes vote was to con rm Nielsen as secretary of legislation.” have health care in it. It doesn’t have the hurricane homeland security. A yes vote was to add an exemption for violent crim- funding in it. It doesn’t have the funding we need for... inals to the bill. projects to stop the major catastrophic flooding in Houston....” TWO WEEKS’ STOPGAP A yes vote was to send the measure to the Senate. TWO WEEKS’ STOPGAP FUNDING FUNDING Voting yes: None SENATE Voting no: McCain Voting yes: O’Halleran, McSally, Schweikert, Not voting: Flake Franks, Sinema Voting no: Grijalva, Gosar, Biggs, Gallego KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, Voting 81 for and 14 against, the Senate on Dec. 7 joined the House (above) in adopting a budget (HJ Not voting: None HOMELAND SECURITY Res 123) that would fund the government from Dec. 9 Voting 235 for and 193, the House on Dec. 7 SECRETARY through Dec. 22. In addition to provisions noted above, adopted a continuing resolution (HJ Res 123) that the measure would fund the Children’s Health Insur- would fund the government for two weeks starting Voting yes: John McCain, Jeff Flake ance Program and the nation’s 2,800 community health Dec. 9, giving lawmakers more time to negotiate issues Voting no: None centers to avert closures and service cutbacks; both such as renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelli- Not voting: None programs lost their regular budget authority on Oct. 1. gence Surveillance Act (FISA), hurricane and wild- Voting 62 for and 37 against, the Senate on Dec. 5 Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Democrats “will work re disaster aid, the future of the Deferred Action for con rmed deputy White House chief of sta Kirstjen with the Republican leadership...to secure the funding Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for “dreamers” M. Nielsen, 45, to head the Department of Home- agreements we need to complete our appropriations and the liing of domestic as well as military spending land Security. Nielsen drew Democratic criticism for work for this scal year. is two-week continuing res- caps on scal 2018 appropriations. wavering when asked at her confirmation hearing olution will give us that chance.” Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, said supporting the stopgap whether she believes human activity causes global No senator spoke against the measure. measure “is the only responsible vote for national secu- warming. Comprised of 22 agencies, 240,000 employees A yes vote was to adopt the continuing resolution. December 15, 2017 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com 17

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Alaska Democrats call for COLORADO lawmaker to resign JUNEAU — An Alaska lawmaker has Ex-GOP chair convicted not responded to calls for him to resign amid allega- tions of inappropriate of voter fraud, forgery behavior, leaving House and GREELEY — A former Republican Party Democratic Party leadership chairman who blamed a “major diabetic episode” waiting for his response. for causing him to cast his ex-wife’s ballot in 2016’s Seven women have accused Rep. Dean presidential election has been convicted of forgery Westlake, a Democrat, of inappropriate and voter fraud. behavior or unwanted advances. The Steve Curtis was convicted a er prosecutors said complaints prompted the House leader- DNA evidence and handwriting analysis linked him ship and chairwoman of the state Demo- to the ballot. cratic Party to call on Westlake to resign. Defense attorney Christopher Gregory said Curtis But the freshman lawmaker, who lled out and mailed the ballot, but didn’t have the is recovering from surgery, hasn’t “required mental state” to commit a crime. responded, leaving the process in limbo Prosecutor Tate Costin said Curtis knew what he as lawmakers prepare to return to the was doing, asking, “If he were going to sign a name Capitol on January16. during this confused diabetic state, wouldn’t he sign his own name?” Curtis’ ex-wife moved to South Carolina a er they separated and learned her ballot had been cast a er California calling the clerk’s o ce to see how she could vote. Democrats temporarily lose supermajority bargain collectively and to earn livable lion increase for schools over two years, Nebraska SACRAMENTO — California Dem- wages. raising the total to $4.3 billion annually ocrats will be without a The Idaho Democratic Party has and increasing income taxes to pay for it. State renews university supermajority in the authorized the International Brother- But the school districts that had sued Assembly for months and hood of Electrical Workers 291 — a labor over funding warned legislators that pact for child welfare risk losing the two-thirds union that largely represents electricians wasn’t enough money. In October the edge needed to pass tax and workers in elds related to electrical court agreed, signaling that the state training program and fee increases in the work — as their collective bargaining rep- might need to spend as much as $650 Senate. resentative. Four of the party’s six sta ers million more a year. LINCOLN — The University of When lawmakers return in January, will be part of the union. Nebraska-Lincoln will con- they will have two vacant Assembly seats tinue to train state child wel- that won’t be filled until at least April fare workers under a renewed after Los Angeles members resigned Montana agreement with a state agency. amid sexual misconduct allegations. In Kansas The university announced that it the Senate, a member in a competitive EPA identi es 2 Superfund has won a $12 million award from the district is facing a recall over his support Push to amend state Nebraska Department of Health and for a gas tax increase and another could copper sites for action Human Services to prepare newly hired face pressure to resign depending on the Constitution on schools child welfare workers. results of a misconduct allegation. BUTTE — Federal officials say two The university’s Center on Children, Supermajorities were needed this year appears futile polluted sites associated Families and the Law has partnered with to pass the gas tax increase and reautho- with Montana’s copper the state since 1987. The new award rize the cap-and-trade program. Passing TOPEKA — Lawmakers who are industry will get height- extends the program for three years, with a budget only requires a simple majority. angry with the state ened attention as the gov- the possibility of an additional two years. Supreme Court’s ruling ernment pushes to com- Eve Brank, the center’s director, says child that they have to provide plete cleanups that have welfare workers serve a critical role of considerably more money dragged on more than three decades. caring for many of the state’s most vulner- Idaho for schools are talking The Silver Bow Creek/Butte site and able children. Child and family services again about amending the Kansas Consti- Anaconda Smelter were added to the specialists serve as caseworkers for chil- Democratic Party staffers tution to curb the courts’ power. U.S. Environmental Protection agency’s dren and families that need intervention Moves to amend the Constitution have Superfund list of highly-contaminated because of abuse and neglect. vote to join a union become nearly automatic for conservative sites in 1983. Republicans over the past dozen years EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt identi- BOISE — Idaho Democratic Party as the court has ruled against the state ed the two as among 21 Superfund sites Chairman Bert Marley has in lawsuits arguing it isn’t meeting its nationwide needing immediate attention. Nevada announced that his state constitutional obligation to fund schools There are more than 1,400 Superfund party staffers have decided adequately or fairly. But supporters have sites in the U.S. Lawmakers waived con ict to unionize. never mustered the two-thirds majori- O cials set an end of January deadline Marley said the Idaho ties in the Legislature needed to get the for the parties involved with Silver Bow rule for Raiders vote Democratic Party will be amendments on the ballot for a statewide Creek/Butte to reach an agreement on the first state Democratic Party in the vote. cleaning up contaminated soils in Butte. RENO — Luring the NFL’s Oakland nation to unionize its sta . Marley added The Supreme Court ruled in March The Montana Standard reports that Raiders to Las Vegas was a big he was pleased with the sta ’s decision that state funding for the 286 local school if an agreement isn’t reached, the EPA deal in Nevada — so big that the for setting an example on what it means districts was constitutionally inadequate. will issue an order for Atlantic Rich eld to advocate for workers to organize, to Lawmakers voted to phase in a $293 mil- Company to nish the work. Continued on page 18 18 ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • AzCapitolTimes.com December 15, 2017

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Continued from page 17 his executive authority and that the lawsuit alist. in what seems to be more of an actuarial is a waste of taxpayer money. The Register-Guard reports that blip than a seismic political shift. But state Legislature took an unprecedented In the week after the Legislature Oregon Growers Analytical, known as OG it’s turned what once looked like a low- step when it convened in emergency ses- adjourned on April 27, Burgum used his Analytical, is a state-accredited marijuana wattage off-year election into a political sion last year. line-item veto to change parts of sev- testing lab, whose owner has been linked spectacle. The decision to approve a $750 mil- eral spending bills. The state Constitu- to white pride events and neo-Nazi No real change is likely in party bal- lion tax increase to build a stadium was tion gives the governor power to do that groups. ance:  e open Republican congressional deemed so crucial that the Senate and on spending measures, but legislators say Now, two other pot businesses, Eugene seats should stay in GOP hands barring Assembly waived the self-reporting Burgum went farther, deleting words or OG in Eugene and OG Collective in upsets, and the Democratic ones look requirements for lawmakers to reveal phrases in a way that changed intent. Law- Salem, say they’ve gotten harassed by equally safe. The Texas Legislature will potential con icts of interest.  e resolu- makers say a governor must veto the entire phone for the name mix-up.  ose busi- remain solidly Republican-controlled no tion was approved on a voice vote with no line, or nothing at all. nesses say they have nothing to do with matter what. opportunity for public comment. OG Analytical. That meant no lawmakers recused Days earlier, OG Analytical’s Bethany themselves, including Sen. Ben Kieck- Sherman issued a statement saying she’s hefer, R-Reno. Kieckhefer served as Oklahoma not a neo-Nazi but that she was proud to Utah vice chairman of the joint session that be white. Sherman also said she would approved the spending bill rules even College board member resign and sell the company she founded, Probe nds of cial was though he works as director of client which veri es pot potency and pesticide relations for a major law and lobbying rebuked for anti-gay contamination. demeaning toward woman rm whose clients included the Oakland Raiders. Kieckhefer defended his vote. comments PROVO — An investigation couldn’t Even without the waiver, he said he didn’t confirm a sexual assault believe he had a potential con ict because OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Okla- South Dakota claim made against a Utah he has no involvement in the lobbying homa City mayor and county commissioner, but wing of the rm. member of the University Prosecutors to include found that he was of Oklahoma Board of demeaning and intimidating Regents was rebuked dashcam video in trial toward the woman who December 11 for comparing gay people to lodged the complaint and other New Mexico pedophiles and politicians who’ve recently RAPID CITY — Prosecutors intend employees. resigned amid allegations of sexual mis- to present a dashcam video  e Daily Herald in Provo reports that Lawmakers get tax conduct. as evidence during the the Utah County Republican Party is Kirk Humphreys made the com- upcoming trial of a Wash- calling for commissioner Greg Graves forecasting tool to ments during a local TV public affairs ington state man accused of to resign following the release of an show that aired over the weekend on trying to kill a Highway investigation that was done by an outside address loopholes KFOR-TV. An alumni group has called Patrol trooper two years ago. attorney for the county commission. for his resignation, and the student body Donald Willingham, 35, will go to trial Fellow commissioners have already asked SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers president encouraged the campus to voice later this month on charges including him to quit. are getting a new nancial its opinion on Humphreys› «ignorant» attempted murder, aggravated assault on Graves decried the accusations and said planning tool designed to words. a law enforcement o cer and possession he’s disappointed people are “using the help them forecast future Humphreys and others were discussing of marijuana with the intent to distribute, horri c news of the day to attack” him. A tax revenues as they con- allegations against Minnesota Sen. Al the Rapid City Journal reported. county employee led a complaint against template changes to the Franken, who has announced he’ll resign, Deputy State’s Attorney Josh Hen- Graves outlining incidents of inappro- state tax code. and President Donald Trump when Hum- drickson said Willingham was in a vehicle priate behavior and sexual comments. Republican Sen. Bill Sharer said he phreys began to ramble about other sub- with three others when trooper Zachary hopes the forecasting tool will help law- jects. He said he was “going to make a lot Bader pulled the car over in October makers move forward with e orts to lower of people mad today.” 2015 for speeding on Interstate 90 in Pen- tax rates by closing loopholes in the state’s “Is homosexuality right or wrong? It’s nington County. Hendrickson said the Washington complex gross receipts tax laws. not relative, there’s a right and wrong,” video will show Bader requesting to search The Legislature is spending $400,000 Humphreys said. “If it’s OK, then it’s OK the vehicle a er smelling marijuana. AG, Amazon sue rm over on the fiscal calculator to anticipate the for everybody and, quite frankly, it’s OK Police said Willingham beat Bader and consequences of tax reform on state gov- for men to sleep with little boys.” caused serious injuries, including facial seller training programs ernment income, family nances and busi- LGBTQ advocacy groups Freedom fractures. Bader also lost consciousness ness interests. Oklahoma called for Humphreys’ removal during the alleged assault. SEATTLE — Washington’s attorney Proposals to do away with dozens of tax from the Board of Regents if he didn’t general and Amazon.com credits, deductions and exemptions stalled apologize. Executive Director Troy Ste- are going a er a Massachu- in the Statehouse this year. venson said Humphreys’ comments were setts company for what they disheartening and dangerous for LGBTQ Texas say are fraudulent “training” youth who are already harassed and bul- programs for people selling lied. Retirements trigger on the online retailer’s website. North Dakota Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed political bonanza the lawsuit against FBA Stores LLC in Lawmakers sue King County Superior Court, alleging vio- Oregon AUSTIN — An unusual rash of seven lations to the state’s Consumer Protection governor over vetoes congressional retirements is and Business Opportunity Fraud acts. Pot shops say triggering a stampede The Braintree, Massachusetts, com- BISMARCK —  e Legislature has set among ambitious conserva- pany couldn’t be reached for comment. the stage for a rare state Nazi-linked mix-up tives — and, gasp, even  e state said they targeted thousands of Supreme Court challenge of some Democrats — who Washingtonians with deceptive ads prom- some vetoes issued by Gov. causing harassment see a rare opportunity for seizing high- ising inside information on how to make Doug Burgum. er-pro le o ce in the state. money on Amazon, and that hundreds  e Republican-led Legislature — with EUGENE — Two Oregon pot shops say Five Republicans and two Democrats in of people eventually paid money for the support from Democrats — led the law- they’re getting harassed for Congress have announced that they’ll be “Amazon workshops.” suit alleging the rst-term GOP governor having a similar name to stepping down next year. 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A2 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 3200 NORTH CENTRAL, SUITE 1125, PHOENIX, AZ 85012 WWW.AZCHAMBER.COM UNITED BUSINESS. ADVANCING ARIZONA. LEADERS OF THE YEAR ARTS AND HUMANITIES PHOENIX ART MUSEUM hen it comes to art, few names draw as much as interest as the Phoenix Art Museum, the largest of its kind in the Southwest. e museum, which opened its doors more than 50 years ago, is home to 18,000 works, spanning exhibits W that showcase American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American and contemporary art. Among its recent exhibits was “Samurai,” which displayed more than 140 pieces of warrior regalia and which traced its evolution through the centuries. Its short distance from the state Capitol makes it among the favorite places for Capitol regulars and their families to visit. e Arizona Capitol Times, for example, o en holds its annual Best of the Capitol event at the Phoenix Art Museum.

ASSOCIATIONS ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MANAGERS ew subjects are as controversial, as political and as personal as one’s home, and right in the middle of it all is the Arizona Association of Community Managers. From regulating “for sale” signs to  ying  ags to curbside parking, the association o en has F to navigate angry waters in the annual showdown between owners and homeowners associations’ boards. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, who has waded into the controversy of HOA legislation and is sometimes on the opposite side of HOAs, said the subject is “extremely di cult.” On the one hand, some homeowners complain that HOAs exercise too much power over individuals and their property rights, and on the other hand, homeowners associations argue that the government shouldn’t be interjecting itself into a private contract and regulating every little nook of the neighborhood. Kavanagh said the Arizona Association of Community Managers, some HOAs and their lobbyists try to mediate and resolve issues to negate the need for legislation. “ ey’re very e ective, they’re engaged and they’re knowledgeable,” Kavanagh said.

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A4 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 LEADERS OF THE YEAR BUSINESS GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ew groups have had as much impact on business development in Arizona as the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Since its formation in 1888, before Arizona was state, the chamber has been a leading force in shaping the Valley’s economy and, by extension, the state’s F economic character, which is unsurprising, given how metro Phoenix dominates Arizona’s economy. Indeed, much as its members had helped determine the location of the state capital in 1889, the chamber today is a steady voice amid profound economic changes the state has been undergoing in the past several decades – from an economy mostly known for its mines, citrus, and tourism to current e orts to position Arizona as a bioscience, health care and technology hub. Glenn Hamer, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, praised the Greater Phoenix Chamber’s collaborative work in advancing business interests at the state Capitol, including the areas of education, tax, health care or regulations. Not only that, the Greater Phoenix Chamber plays a major role in strengthening Arizona’s relationship with Mexico. “It’s been a real pleasure and delight to work with Greater Phoenix Chamber President and CEO Todd Sanders over the years,” Hamer said. CHARITY ST. MARY’S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE ention hunger and you’re bound to learn about St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, whose name is practically synonymous with charitable giving and volunteerism. Founded by John van Hengel in 1967, St. Mary’s has a global reputation with a village approach to addressing needs. It truly relies on the help of the M entire village – its thousands of food donors,  nancial contributors and volunteers – to accomplish its rallying cry to end hunger in Arizona. e organization distributes food to 300 agencies, including local food banks, domestic violence shelters, and groups serving military veterans and seniors. In an interview earlier this year, St. Mary’s President and CEO Tom Kertis recalled how, less than two weeks into the job, he received an email from a man, pleading for food his family. St. Mary’s found a way to deliver food within 24 hours, and the experience showed him how profound the needs are and the important role that St. Mary’s plays as a safety net. “It hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t get it out of my mind. His situation brings reality to what we’re doing here,” Kertis said. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MANAGERS 2017 LEADER OF THE YEAR IN PUBLIC POLICY

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December 15, 2017 | ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES AzCapitolTimes.com | A5 LEADERS OF THE YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARIZONA-MEXICO COMMISSION espite the rhetoric emanating from Washington, between the two nations. One of its immediate challenges D.C. on immigration and border issues, Arizona’s following the passage of S1070 was gargantuan – help leaders are acutely aware of the importance of repair the two countries’ soured relationship, something D not only maintaining, but also strengthening, that Ducey immediately worked on. U.S. ties with Mexico. A er all, the two countries’ fates “He recognizes that Mexico is far and away are intertwined, something that is particularly true for Arizona’s largest trading partner. He likes to say times Arizona and its neighboring state of Sonora. four – Mexico is 40 percent of our exports, and $7.5 Jessica Pacheco, president of the Arizona-Mexico million is spent every day by our friends from Mexico Commission, paraphrased Gov. Doug Ducey’s words in our restaurants, hotels and shops,” said Glenn in noting that Arizona and Mexico are more than Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber neighbors, as “neighbors can move.” of Commerce and Industry. But Hamer said the state “More than economic ties, our shared border gives of that relationship also spills over beyond trade, into us deep social and cultural alliances, as well,” she said. weighty subjects like water. Indeed, Mexico’s success is Arizona’s boon, and vice Today, Ducey and Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich versa. Arellano enjoy a particularly robust relationship, which e commission promotes cross-border trade, has been hailed as a national best practice in both and facilitates networking and sharing of information countries. EDUCATION GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY’S LEARNING LOUNGE hat happens when you put inner city high school Mueller said when people talk about K-12 education, the kids from a D-rated school and college students  rst thing that comes up is how underfunded the schools eager to help with tutoring in a room? Magic are. But not many talk about “logical partnerships,” such W happens. at magic has been unfolding inside as the one GCU has forged with Alhambra High School. Grand Canyon University’s Learning Lounge since e Learning Lounge is part of GCU’s  ve-pronged launching in 2012 in partnership with Alhambra High approach to planting its foot  rmly in this part of Phoenix, School. and committing to invigorate it by becoming, among other Actually, the students and tutors at the Lounge things, a place that high school kids can go to get help with would likely chafe at the word “magic,” since nobody’s their subjects – math, science, writing, anything. waving a wand to make things happen. e formula is Today, GCU deploys 1,200 college students providing one- straightforward – a college student sitting down with a high on-one tutoring and mentoring between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. every school sophomore to study math. day to kids from 73 schools. Alhambra High School went from is experiment of pairing college kids and inner city being a failing school to now just a few points away from being students is proving to be a resoundingly heart-warming story a B-rated school. in this neighborhood that is home to a sizable number of “We didn’t solely do that. ey’ve got a great faculty, they’ve got immigrants from Africa and Central America. “It’s vibrant with a great leadership, and they’re excited. But we helped,” Mueller said. potential, but, you know, with inner city neighborhoods, everybody GCU’s commitment didn’t end there. Within the past two years, leaves,” said GCU President Brian Mueller. GCU raised funds to provide full-tuition scholarships for a total of e way Mueller puts it, Alhambra High School’s woes are typical of what’s going 200 kids who come out of the Learning Lounge program. In return, the kids must pay on in many public schools in inner city neighborhoods – K-12 students get little it forward by also tutoring high school students. support at home because both parents work full-time jobs at minimum wages. But the e goal, Mueller said, is to o er scholarships to 800 kids from surrounding high university has more than a thousand students eager to help. schools. ENVIRONMENT KARTCHNER CAVERNS STATE PARK artchner Caverns State Park is alive. A wonder of nature whose story began 330 million years ago — the speleothems formations inside K Kartchner Caverns are still growing. In addition, it is home to bats and microbes that may have anti- microbial and anti-fungal properties. e cave, located near Benson, has been part of the National Science Foundation’s Microbial Observatory Program since 2006. James Meza, the hydrogeological resource program manager at the Arizona State Parks & Trails, said the cave has been hailed as a hallmark of living cave conservation. “ e monitoring and maintenance e orts above and below the surface, employed by KCSP, has kept the caverns alive and continuing to grow,” Meza said. Recently, he added, KCSP was designated a Dark Sky Park, a designation that advances awareness of light pollution and which made it a state issue.

A6 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 LEADERS OF THE YEAR GOVERNMENT ASU MORRISON INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY — ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE ACADEMY o, you just got elected as a legislator. Now what? at is the question that the ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy attempts to answer through its Arizona Legislative Academy, which was launched earlier this year. According to the S Morrison Institute, it is the  rst university-based program in the country that seeks to prepare lawmakers about the legislative process and the complex issues, such as water and the budget, they will be considering. e institute, which houses the Kyl Center for Water Policy, the Latino Public Policy Center and the Legislative Academy, and which regularly publishes research and analysis on public policies, is celebrating its 35th year. HEALTH CARE COVER ARIZONA COALITION  er passage of the A ordable Care Act in 2010 and a er a hard-won  ght to expand health insurance in Arizona in 2013, advocates quickly hunkered down to ensure Arizonans know their options, and they actually have access to them. Out of this e ort, Cover Arizona Coalition was born. A rough its website, coveraz.org, the group, which counts more than 900 members, including big hospital groups like Banner Health, has since been in the trenches of helping citizens navigate through the o en labyrinthine federal health insurance exchange. e group has trained hundreds to provide free assistance to Arizonans seeking coverage. e e orts are paying o . While the open enrollment period this year was shortened, and outreach and advertising budgets were cut, the number of Arizonans who had registered for insurance has so far been higher than at the same time last year. Marcus Johnson, director of state health policy & advocacy at Vitalyst Health Foundation, the coalition’s convener, said Cover Arizona adopted a two-pronged approach – policy advocacy and boots on the ground. “It’s no secret health coverage is complicated,” Johnson said. “Cover Arizona Coalition exists to help simplify things for Arizonans.” LAW JOE KANEFIELD, BALLARD SPAHR rizona Capitol Times has now recognized Joe Kane eld, a partner with Ballard Spahr, twice in one year –  rst as the Best Political Lawyer in June and now as a Leader of the Year. And for good reason. Kane eld’s experience is deep. He served as former gubernatorial counsel, state elections A director, assistant attorney general and agency counsel. en a freshman at Arizona State University, former Gov. ’s impeachment had drawn Kane eld to government a er reading about it daily in State Press. More than two decades later, he would  nd himself in the thick of Arizona’s biggest political stories. Today, many consider this former rock band artist to be among the best in his  eld. “He is now the go-to political lawyer in the state,” political consultant Barrett Marson said. LEGISLATIVE SEN. KATE BROPHY MCGEE he question is: Which award or recognition has Sen. Kate Brophy McGee not snagged yet this year? From the Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America’s Distinguished Legislator of the Year to a similar award from the Arizona Dental Hygienist Association, to a plaque in the shape of two hands forming a heart from the Amberly’s Place and T the Arizona Children & Family Action Network, groups are grateful for her work. ose awards also underscore the increasingly important role she plays in the Legislature. As a centrist Republican, Brophy McGee, who joined the House in 2011 before moving to the Senate in 2016, is o en the deciding vote on the most crucial pieces of legislation. is year, for example, she was instrumental in wrapping up the legislative session at least a day earlier, and while that may seem unremarkable, it a rmed her status as a powerbroker behind the scenes, the person most sought out to get big things done. Out of roughly 30 bills she sponsored this year, one-third became law. But it’s the bills bene ting children that keep her going. Indeed, Brophy McGee has a long history of advocating for kids, and in the last session, she succeeded in passing legislation, dubbed as Angel’s Law, to require a background check of all adults in a home before returning an abused or neglected child to that home. As Brophy McGee said earlier, saving even just one child’s life would mean she has succeeded.

December 15, 2017 | ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES AzCapitolTimes.com | A7 LEADERS OF THE YEAR JOHN MCCAIN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT he English poetWilliam Ernest Henley wrote “Invictus” in the 19th century, roughly 60 years before the birth of John McCain, but Henley might as well have Tbeen contemplating McCain’s life. e poem, read in secret by American prisoners of war in North Vietnam, eloquently expresses the grit and perseverance that McCain, now larger than life, has come to be known. Part of that can be explained by the American public’s tendency toward mythmaking, of which McCain is a happy participant. As Mark Leibovich wrote for Magazine, he’s invariably the maverick, the curmudgeon, the war hero, the sore loser, the last lion, the loose cannon, the elder statesman, etc. But what his supporters and critics can agree on is that behind each caricature is a man who has lived many a night black as the pit from pole to pole, and under the bludgeonings of chance, he is unbowed. e arch of McCain’s life is well known. Born at the Coco Solo Naval Station in Panama on August have escaped it during his 12 years in the U.S. House of ideological wars still being fought in his party. 29, 1936, to an illustrious family of sailors, John Sidney Representatives. is year, McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive McCain followed in his father and grandfather’s footsteps “I got to the Senate and my rst vote that I cast was on form of of brain cancer, and he acknowledged that his by joining the U.S. Navy. He was dispatched during the some obscure Senate rule or part of the rules package,” prognosis is “very poor.” Vietnam War, when, based on his recollections, a Russian Flake fondly remembered the episode. “He came over and e possibility that McCain might step down of his missile the size of a telephone pole blew o his jet’s right just let me have it.” Several senators who witnessed it told U.S. Senate seat is lling some quarters in Arizona with wing on his 23rd bombing run. him, “You’ve been initiated now,” Flake chuckled. dread. He ejected, shattered his right leg and both arms, was On a more pleasant occasion, Flake said he can’t forget “ e chairman of the Senate Armed Services pulled out of a lake, and went in and out of consciousness the day he and McCain were on the same plane on the Committee is one reason that no one stays up worrying for the next few days. way to Arizona for Congressman Bob Stump’s funeral. about Davis-Monthan or Luke Air Force or the Goldwater McCain would spend the next ve years in wretched Flake, who had just been elected to the U.S. House, had Range,” said lobbyist Kevin DeMenna. conditions that included beatings and solitary been getting a lot of heat for his opposition to earmarks. Kyl, the former U.S. senator, said McCain ts neatly connement. He refused to be sent home when oered “Senator McCain walked back to where I was on the in the long line of Arizonans who represent America’s the chance because, he said, he had “no right” to go ahead plane and stuck his nger in my chest, and I thought, ‘Oh, national aspirations. of other men captured before him. no. He’s going to go aer me, too,’” Flake said. “He said, “So, even when he ghts for military bases in Arizona, “When the pressure was on, you seemed to go one way ‘Don’t back down.’” for example, it is out of principle, not parochialism. In or the other,” he wrote of his captivity. “Either it was easier McCain can be stubborn, with humorous results. that regard, he is an advocate for closure of military bases for them to break you the next time, or it was harder. In Former U.S. Sen. recounted how McCain no longer needed forour national security,” Kyl said. Of other words, if you are going to make it, you get tougher recoiled at the charge – completely erroneous, Kyl late, he has found – or maybe rediscovered – his voice as time goes by.” maintained – that the reason he fought for a spot at as a statesman, the lion from the desert railing against at kind of resilience would resurface time and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for “half-baked, spurious nationalism” and excoriating his again aer McCain came home to the United States and Arizona’s then hometown airline was so he could take colleagues for their partisan rigidness. later entered politics, rst as a member of the House of advantage of direct ights. Lobbyist Chuck Coughlin, who was nance director of Representatives, which he won in 1982, and four years “At that time, we had to connect in Dallas or Chicago, McCain’s rst U.S. Senate campaign, said Arizona’s senior later, as a United States senator. and ying every weekend – that got old fast,” Kyl said. senator has lived up to the tradition of public service at’s not to say McCain is without fault. His record “Finally, he had enough of the false accusation and carved out by the likes of Barry Goldwater. will forever be marred by the Keating Five scandal. He blurted out that he would prove it false by refusing to take “He lives up to his own standards and his own beliefs, was cited by a Senate committee for “poor judgment” — a the direct ight if we got it.” regardless of political or partisan criticism. He leaves a mild reprimand — for having met with regulators. McCain would continue to change planes in Dallas ne example for everybody else for being true to yourself,” His outbursts are legendary. In 2015, McCain said then for years even aer getting the slot. “[He] told me that Coughlin said. candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Phoenix has “red up was the second stupidest thing he had done in his life! Indeed, McCain had little control over being shot the crazies.” Second, of course, to running into an antiaircra missile down in Vietnam and fracturing dierent parts of his He is famous for his temper, and it’s a testament to his over Vietnam Nam, as he joked – self-deprecating humor body. outsized stature that having been at the receiving end of being another of his traits,” Kyl said. But he had complete control over how to respond. that temper is considered a badge of honor. He is a survivor – of imprisonment, of losing not one In the end, many would agree that McCain has U.S. Sen. Je Flake thought he was lucky enough to but two presidential campaigns (2000 and 2008), of the mastered his fate, and he is the captain of his soul.

A8 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 www.razafund.org 602.417.1400 LEADERS OF THE YEAR JOHN MCCAIN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

A DAY AFTER the Arizona Capitol Times announced the Lifetime Achievement Award, U.S. Sen. John McCain relayed the news to his more than three million Twitter followers. “Thank you for this undeserved honor!” he said. Here are some of his followers’ reactions.

COB Saddleky @justapedn • Nov. 15 @changemustcome7 • Nov. 15 Jayne Cudzil Jay Carter @JayneCudzil • Nov. 15 You deserve it, Senator. You richly deserve it. @cart74775122 • Nov. 15 Congratulations you remain my hero. Gee, Senator. It seems that practically every He is too modest. I have not always agreed time I turn around I have to congratulate with him, but I sure wish we had many more in you. Well deserved. I hope many more Congress like him. Suzy step forward to recognize your work and @ProfetaSusie • Nov. 15 achievements. Congratulations!

You deserve it Mr. McCain! Jason Stewart Dawn Sherertz @leftcoastest • Nov. 15 @Yosemitedawn • Nov. 15 Thank you for your unwavering support for Mike Torres ShanGee our democracy Well deserved John. We need more people @tropicorneta • Nov. 15 @smgarth • Nov. 15 like you and Jeff Flake who have the ability to see both sides of things and have intelligent It is not undeserved! Congratulations! Well deserved Hero!! conversations no matter the issues.

Jackie Donahue @JackDonahue8 • Nov. 15 DJWalton nehad ismail Peter Ramsay @MoonChild44 • Nov. 15 @nehadismail • Nov. 15 @RamsayPeters • Nov. 15 Thank you for your service. It’s very much deserved, Senator! Thank you It is well deserved Sir. You are a great man Senator John McCain for your service! We seldom agree but I still admire you and urge you to stand strong! Prayers! Jbk @jabk_us • Nov. 15 Robert Henrich RichZIsles It’s more than deserved, sir. @1_morethought • Nov. 15 @ZmanIsles • Nov. 15 Undeserved? You have been great for the Kimberly Holland Senator, it’s refreshing to hear someone country. I am a democrat and I was going @KHolland2014 • Nov. 15 speak more with the humility of George GrandmaJana Washington than the prideful arrogance of- to vote for (at first, sorry). You have been @grandma_jana • Nov. 15 Very deserved Senator. You have lived a well, you know who. And congratulations. I showing true leadership by being a Maverick remarkable life and have more to achieve! don’t know you well but I think the honor is and putting country before party. Thank you. Congratulations....again! Two in a day! Hope probably well deserved. you have a very big Wall!

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“Arizona has given me a home, and in the more than thirty years that have passed since I moved here, it has worked its magic on me, enchanted me, made me feel a part of it.” Sen. John McCain

SRP applauds Sen. John McCain’s extraordinary service.

A12 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 LEADERS OF THE YEAR SOCIAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY AUTISM CENTER FOR FREE AND SECURE TRADE EXCELLENCE, TOUCHSTONE AT U.S. BORDERS way from the rhetoric coming out of Washington, D.C., o cials on both sides of the border have hunkered down to  nd ways to enhance the  ow of trade. A HEALTH SERVICES prime example of that cooperation is the Uni ed Cargo Processing Pilot Program, A  rst implemented in Nogales, Arizona, through Free and Secure Trade (FAST), a clearance program for commercial vehicles carrying low-risk shipments entering the arly this year, Mercy Maricopa U.S. from Canada and Mexico. e concept is simple: agents from Mexico and the U.S and Mercy Care Plan picked two simultaneously inspect vehicles in a U.S. port, e ectively cutting inspection times by half. providers to serve as centers of In Nogales, the wait time has dropped from three to four hours to roughly half an hour. E excellence in the area of autism What makes this program successful is, among other things, FAST’s use of technology, spectrum disorder. One of them is like bar codes and transponders, to clear vehicles at a faster rate. Touchtone Health Services, a Phoenix based nonpro t that has been serving Arizona’s children and families since 1968. First known as Arizona Boys Community, Touchstone Health Services has been expanding its array of integrated services to now include home, o ce and community-based behavioral health programs. Such centers treat the whole person, part of a larger shi to a more holistic care that’s being embraced in the Valley. “ ese centers are about increasing access to quality care, and empowering children and young adults and their families to thrive in all areas of their lives – not just physical and mental health,” said Blythe FitzHarris, Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care’s chief clinical o cer. VOLUNTEERISM BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO PHOENIX

or Camrae McManaman, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix was the second home that saved her life. Suicide had claimed her dad, and she later ended up in the hospital because F of depression and starvation. “Because of the Clubs, I believe in my future,” she said in an account posted on the group’s website. A few years ago, Camrae was named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix’s Youth of the Year! Stories like this are familiar to every child and family who have bene ted from the organization, which provides a er-school programs for children ages 5 to 18. Since opening its  rst two clubs in 1946, the group now operates 13 clubhouses and a full service dental clinic, reaching 27,000 of Arizona’s youths. Driving that success is a robust volunteer program, which places people from all walks of life in areas where their expertise and time are most needed. Camrae, who is completing her degree in exercise and wellness at ASU, said that amid the earlier turbulence in her life, sta ers and volunteers at the clubs provided her with a safe place to grow up. “I actually became a sta member during my freshmen and sophomore years of college, and it was so rewarding,” she said.

December 15, 2017 | ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES AzCapitolTimes.com | A13 LEADERS OF THE YEAR UNSUNG HERO THE DES CASE WORKER ust fresh out of high school, Nicole Tegman was working as a bank teller in Long Island, New York, a job she didn’t particularly enjoy, when J a neighbor suggested that she explore a job at an agency that was providing for the neighbor’s child’s development disability needs. She ended up in a group support environment. “I absolutely fell in love with it,” she said, adding that also led her to pursue a degree in human services. “ is is my calling. is is what I want to do with my life.” So, when she moved to Arizona, Nicole became a caseworker at the Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Division of Developmental Disabilities in the area of support coordination. Today, Nicole is among roughly 4,900 DES caseworkers who toil daily to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable citizens have access to critical care and programs. Case management is no cakewalk, and as Chandler native Zachary Marrufo, another caseworker at the development disabilities unit, would attest, there are moments when the gravity of their work crystalizes. It happened to him a few months into the job. “I was driving home and it just really hit me how much our work really a ects the members,” he said. “From that point out, my work just started getting better. I started just being more passionate about the job .”

vulnerable populations. From individuals Congratulations on this with developmental disabilities to well-deserved honor. protecting and caring for those within the It is an honor and a privilege to recognize aging population, their dedication provides the DES Caseworker for the 2017 Arizona individuals with the support they need to Capitol Times Leader of the Year in Public achieve their potential. Policy, Unsung Hero Award. On behalf of the Arizona Department of Caseworkers at DES work tirelessly to Economic Security, we express our sincere support and serve Arizona’s most gratitude for your exceptional work.

A14 | AzCapitolTimes.co ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES | December 15, 2017 LEADERS OF THE YEAR UP AND COMER TRANSPORTATION KATIE PRENDERGAST LEAGUE OF ARIZONA sk who’s a rising star at the state Capitol, and people will readily point you to CITIES AND TOWNS A Katie Prendergast, the asked with advancing government aairs representative and defending of Arizona Public Service. the interests of Before joining APS, Prendergast T municipalities at the served as deputy chief of sta state Capitol, the League of of Maricopa County Supervisor Arizona Cities and Towns Steve Chucri, and as deputy can never rest. e league’s regional director of then-U.S. work is critical in two Sen. Jon Kyl. Previously, she areas – shared revenues and was the director of scheduling transportation funding via the Highway User Revenue Fund, roughly a third of which in then-Gov. Jan Brewer’s oce. is shared with cities. HURF is a perennial target of legislative raids, diverting monies to Last June, she was a nominee fund the operations of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Last year, for example, in the Arizona Capitol Times lawmakers swept $96.4 million from the highway fund, although they restored Best of the Capitol awards in $30 million to HURF, providing some respite to wary local ocials. For FY2018, two categories – Best Lobbyist legislators also approved a one-time appropriation of $30 million from the Highway Under 40 and Best Political Expansion and Extension Loan Program Fund for local highway construction, and the Rising Star. “Katie is a deep same amount for FY2019. But absent a more permanent way to raise money to fund DPS talent,” said Jessica Pacheco, operations, preserving municipal road dollars is battle the league will have to ght every APS vice president for state year. Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny, who is also the league’s president, said shared & local aairs.“She is well revenues and transportation monies are important not just to a growing Valley, but also prepared, thoughtful, tempered to rural areas, which depend on them and which “really feel the hit when those dollars in her approach, strategic and are cut.” Tibshraeny said this is also where the cities’ unied voice, through the league, is determined.” crucial. “ ere is strength numbers,” he said.

December 15, 2017 | ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES AzCapitolTimes.com | A15 Senator John McCain is a true example of a GREAT LEADER. He has fought and sacrificed for our country, he has devoted his life to public service in the Congress representing Arizona and our great country, the United States of America. Raza Development Fund salutes you and congratulates you Senator John McCain for this well deserved recognition!

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